I don't know about you, but I believe I've had my fill of the gloom and doom that our media is offering us on a daily basis. To hear some talk, you'd think the world was going to blow apart...Continue reading
Author: Michael Gifford
Death’s Shadow
Who among us has not walked in the darkness of death’s shadow? Some of us have walked there hand in hand with a loved one, taking that one to eternity’s gate and watching as he or she passed through into...Continue reading
Listen Up!
It has been well said that God created us with two ears and one mouth so that we would learn to listen twice as much as we talk. The Hebrew word translated “listen” in passages such as Isaiah 49:1 is...Continue reading
On Weeds and Sin
When we get frustrated, most of us have a routine in which we like to engage to help us relax. Some people like to clean. Others like to bake. As for me, I like to pull weeds; the more difficult,...Continue reading
Walking Around with a Dirty Face
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes...Continue reading
Bring Christ Your Broken Life
Who among us has never been touched by the sorrows of this imperfect world? Who among us has not engaged the world in battle and come up feeling broken and on the brink of defeat? The mighty prophet, Elijah fought...Continue reading
Three Hearts at Calvary
Many times in the Bible the word, “heart” has reference to the very essence of one’s being. Romans 6:17 speaks of obeying God’s Word from the heart. Several thousand men and women were “cut to the heart” when they heard...Continue reading
Springing Up Thoughts of Resurrection
Each season has its own unique qualities that make it either favored or not so favored by the human race. Some love the hot days of Summer while others dread them. Some thoroughly enjoy the cold days of Winter while...Continue reading
A Leader Who Could Not Make Up His Mind
The reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, was not a happy one. For two years his city of Jerusalem was besieged by the Babylonians and their king, Nebuchadnezzar. Famine prevailed. The walls of the city were literally crumbling. The armies...Continue reading
The Need for Pruning
One of my least favorite tasks is pruning our rose bushes in the spring. As the temperatures rise, the leaves on the bushes burst forth in a healthy hue… and I cut them back. It doesn’t seem to make much...Continue reading