Joyous Celebration
Joe Carter's dramatic ninth-inning home run touched off a time of joyous celebration for the Toronto Blue Jay players and fans. It turned out to be the final game of the 1993 World Series. The winners were ecstatic. Watching the game on television, I was captivated by the enthusiasm that marked the victory celebration, both on the field and in the clubhouse. I thought, why don't we see that kind of spontaneity in our worship of God?
Sinless Anger
It was impulsive! Dangerous! Maybe terribly foolish! But when Mrs. Sibert came upon a crime being committed on the streets of Detroit, she got angry and did something about it.
When The Lost Is Found
Six-week-old Crystal Guerrero was kidnapped on December 16, 1993, from a Chicago health clinic. Her parents lived in emotional turmoil for a week, unable to eat or sleep.
More Than Good Advice
A few years ago, I was invited to speak on the subject of guidance. In my preparation, I opened my concordance to look up the word guidance, expecting to find a long list of verses promising guidance from God. To my surprise, guidance wasn't there. Instead, I found the word guide and a number of verses promising that God Himself would be the guide of His people.
Badger Brains
We could learn a lot from the rock badger. This small animal (also called a coney or hyrax) knows where to go when danger comes.
Realism And Romance
Good marriages have a balance. The practical realities of daily living are enhanced by the joy and spontaneity of continually falling in love with each other.
Responsibility
When God confronted Adam for eating from the forbidden tree, Adam blamed Eve (Gen. 3:12). Ever since then, people have tried to avoid taking responsibility for their actions by shifting the blame to others or to circumstances beyond their control.
Our Heart's Desire
I heard about a man in Indiana who lived in the same house all his life. Imagine! For nearly 80 years he awakened every day in that house. He went to school from it, then to work, but always returned to the same home. He said he had no desire to live anywhere else.
Who Needs Forgiveness?
England's historic Coventry Cathedral was devastated when Nazi planes blitzed it during World War II. In the middle of the ruins, the authorities placed a huge cross made from two charred beams of wood. On that cross were engraved the words, "Father, forgive." Not the three familiar words of Jesus, "Father, forgive them" (Lk. 23:34). No, just "Father, forgive."
