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My youngest child (not so young anymore), has just gotten her driver's license and is taking lessons with Young Drivers of Canada.  They will help her to learn may of the rules of the road and helpful... read more..

"When He had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them."- Luke 24:50 On this day the LORD, having assembled His disciples for the last time, led them out to the read more..

Preparing for a family vacation, Kathy and Matt explained to their young children that they would be sitting in the car for a very long time. The kids were told they would not be arriving at their des... read more..

"I am going to send you what My Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."- Luke 24:49 The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the basis of read more..

"He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations, beginning a read more..

When my now 14-year-old daughter was 3 and her younger brother was getting into everything, she asked, "Mommy, can we put him back, now?"Deciding to take this opportunity as a teaching moment in how s... read more..

There are many things that can cause us to work, but far fewer things that prompt us to labor.  One of those things is Love.... read more..

ASCENSION OF OUR LORDThis is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Acts 1:1-11Ephesians 1:16-23Luke 24:44-53Psalm 47 This is another series with Ascension on May 1.In verses 3... read more..

And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it."- John 14:13,14 Jesus is near to all who believe. He... read more..

"I tell you the truth; anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name read more..

""The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the Father, living in Me, who is doing His work. Believe Me when I say I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on th read more..

The board of education in a nearby town sold off a building that had been a one-room schoolhouse, which the buyer converted into a tavern.One day an elderly man was walking by the place with his grand... read more..

"Philip said, "LORD, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." Jesus answered, "Don't you know Me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen read more..

My son recently bought Guitar Hero for his Xbox360.  Besides providing one more opporutunity to remember my first childhood guitar lesson on an accordian, his video game purchase has me once again adm... read more..

"If you really knew Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him." - John 14:7 The disciples had known Jesus now for some time. They had witnessed His works a read more..

A fellow was sitting in the doctor's waiting room, and said to himself every so often, "Boy, I hope I'm sick!"After about the fifth or sixth time, the receptionist couldn't stand it any longer, and as... read more..

Sometimes it's hilarious when little kids are trying to be totally serious.  Take for instance this video where a brother mistakes spit for blood and tries to alert his dad. (adsbygoogle = wi... read more..

Thomas said to him,"LORD, we don't know where You are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered,  "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father read more..

A doctor wrote about an epitaph he had seen in a local cemetery:"In memory of my father: gone to join his appendix, his tonsils, his olfactory nerve, a kidney, an eardrum, and a leg prematurely remove... read more..

The person who places their faith in Jesus is safe in Him in both this life and the next. {audio}podcast/sm20080420.mp3{/audio}.... read more..

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Acts 17:1-15 1 Peter 2:4-10 John 14:1-14 Psalm 31:1-8   (Several of you commented tha... read more..

Dear Mr. President: How much money does the president make? Could you please write and tell me because if it isn't enough money then I will become a dentist. --Timothy U., age 7 Jamestown, NY When wil... read more..

I recently heard a report suggesting that an absolutely sterile world would not be a healthy world. According to the report, some germs play an important part in maintaining a healthy environment. read more..

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." - John 10:10 ( This is the last in this series)   Jesus closes t read more..

"I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved. He will come read more..

"Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what He was telling them. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth. I am the gate for the sheep." - John 10: read more..

Activated from the Army Reserves for a joint service Arctic exercise, I was assigned to the air reconnaissance section.Although I had recently been promoted, I was feeling rusty, and wanted to get sta... read more..

"When He has brought out all His own, He goes on ahead of them, and His sheep follow Him because they know His voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him read more..

The newly elected secretary for the Deacon Board at church submitted this report:October the something Deacon's meetingPresent was most of the deacons; one was absent.Chairman Tad asked Luke to say so... read more..

"The watchman opens the gate for Him, and the sheep listen to His voice. He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out." - John 10:3   A common complaint today is that with the c read more..