Giving Kids What They Deserve by Stephen Bly Every child deserves to know basic truths about their world and life. There’s so much more beyond the alphabet and numbers, spelling and math. Here’s what I want my kids and grandkids to be sure to hear from me. What Every Child Deserves to Know God is […]
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know Is there any more common doctrine in the world? Even little children sing about it. Yet, we have a hard time understanding. For instance, did the martyr Stephen sing, “Jesus loves me,” as they hauled him out, stoned him, and left him for dead? I don’t know. But God’s […]
What to Remember About the Lost You and I are supposed to be like our Father in Heaven. However, how can we be like Him? We want the same family characteristics. People should look at us and call us “Christians,” that is, “little Christs,” because we’re running around trying to be like our Father. That’s […]
What’s So Good About Coming Home? Coming home touched the viewers of the Stephen Spielberg movie, E. T., years ago. No matter how much love and attention the child actors gave to that extraterrestrial being, he still lacked something. The classic line, “E. T. phone home,” brought more than one tear. We’ve all felt homesickness at […]
Holy, Holy, Holy Is Our God The words that grabbed me most in Isaiah’s vision before God’s throne come in Isaiah 6:4, “And the foundations of the thresholds trembled.” In the presence of God, everything will tremble. That means the tabernacle, temple, and altar trembled. So did the hills and rocks and trees. Why were […]
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