SPRAY PAINT ONLY GOES SO FAR

Read:  Mark 11:12-25Reflect:  Gail had purchased some potted bushes, but despite her best efforts they kept dying. “I paid a lot of money for the plants and had tried everything to bring them back to life but it wasn’t working.” Gail decided on a solution involving a...

PICKING YOUR NOSE

Read: Psalm 139Reflect: Did you know there’s no great scientific name for boogers? The best I found was “dried nasal mucus”. I was hoping for something a bit better sounding for a church devotional but I guess we will stick with boogers. An unnamed three-year-old...

THE STORY OF THE NAMED MAN AND THE UNNAMED

Read: Luke 16:19-31Reflect:  Jesus was a great story teller and He used them to illustrate spiritual truths. One such story is the parable of “The Rich Man and Lazarus”.  This is a story of great contrasts.  The unnamed man had a sad end in which he died and went to...

A NEW CREATION

I was recently enjoying an unseasonably warm afternoon sitting on my porch swing with my 3-year-old granddaughter. The sun was not shining but the warmth was welcoming as we sat blowing bubbles. As we were swinging, I was looking at the new buds on my red maple tree...