God gave me a thought recently and it made me think: “What were you made for? What is your purpose? Are you fulfilling it?” God says this about you, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;” (Jeremiah 1:5). Each…
Category: gifts
The Process
“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” (Luke 11:28) In most of the things we have to do in life, there is a process we must follow: school, sports, business, hobbies and more. God has also given us many “processes” for us to follow…
Your Light
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) Remember this children’s song, “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.”? Something to think about today: Is your light shining or is something covering it…
Advent
Advent is usually celebrated in the Christian church in the weeks preceding Christmas stressing four topics: hope, peace, joy, and love represented by four candles. Advent is a term from the Latin word adventus, which means coming, the coming of our Savior. The Advent season started in the 1800s in Germany. Immigrants from…
Gift Giving
I was in Walmart the other day and witnessed people with buggies full of all kinds of items, many of which were Christmas gifts. It made me think about gift-giving and the money spent on Christmas gifts, decorations, special food for the holidays and other Christmas spending. A picture came…