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  Joy is a response to the character of God.     When God created the world, He made it to be a place of peace and contentment. In the Magnificent Paradise, God provided fruit trees that were pleasing to the eye and good to eat. And He personally walked with His creation! But when sin entered [...]

Isaiah said, ‘For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given’ (9:6). This morning, after struggling though traffic that was complicated by the first rain in over 40 days, I am struck by the simple word ‘us.’ We live in such a ‘me’, ‘my’ and ‘I’ world; you know, “get out [...]

      Honor is a response to the character of God.            Chances are if you have kids in sports or competitions of any kind, you have a growing collection of ribbons and medals, sashes and badges, certificates, trophies, or plaques. Some might hang on your walls or sit propped up on shelves somewhere. But [...]

Sometimes I think it would be nice to be a superhero. Most of the time, it’s like they act without a single ounce of fear. They see a problem and without thinking they jump to the rescue to save the day, conquering evils and injustices in their tracks. But I’m not a superhero. In fact, [...]

Glenda and I went zip lining this week. We harnessed up, climbed up a 4000ft tower (OK, maybe 80 feet), allowed a person we have never met to clip us to a steel cable and we stepped out into – nothing. The pre-zip instructions were interesting: ‘you can hold here, (the front line attaching to [...]