Mighty children and fabulous wealth

Advent 2025, Week 1: Psalm 112, Part 3 Two of the primary hopes parents long for is (1) that their children do well, and (2) that they have enough money to provide for their kids. Parents can expend mountains of emotional energy on these two important concerns throughout the parenting years, and even long afterContinue reading “Mighty children and fabulous wealth”

How Jesus fulfills a prophecy about being light in the darkness – Christmas 2022, Part 4

One of the guys who wrote the story of his friend Jesus, as I said in an earlier post this week, was Matthew.  Matthew, like John, was one of the 12 disciples who followed Jesus around for three years, learning from Jesus how to shine light in the darkness of the world.  Matthew tells usContinue reading “How Jesus fulfills a prophecy about being light in the darkness – Christmas 2022, Part 4”

Hope for those in darkness – Christmas 2022, Part 3

Where do we find light in this dark world? Where do we find hope? Sometime people seek answers in harmful ways and places.  They seek answers by indulging in the pleasures of life, or in addictive substances.  Could be in social media, pornography, or television.  All kinds of entertainment.  We try to bring light intoContinue reading “Hope for those in darkness – Christmas 2022, Part 3”

How lament can shine light into the darkness of our world

Do you sense the darkness in our world? I started this series of posts by describing the tragedies in our world, all adding to the darkness.  Just last evening, my wife and I watched the episode of The Crown where a dense poisonous smog settles on London.  It stayed there for days, and thousands lostContinue reading “How lament can shine light into the darkness of our world”