Category: Bible reading & devotions

My dad tells a story that I personally find funny, although it might bother you if you are the sentimental, animal lover type.  Each day, he used to walk by a house with a dog that was on a chain and lived in a dog house.  A neighborhood cat would walk by and taunt the…

In your life, right now, what do you see as the answer to your problems?  Do you believe that a new president and new political leadership might solve our problems.  Maybe you think that a better job or your education will create a better life for you and will make life work?  It might be,…

My parents never seemed to like the girls I dated. During my high school years, I had several girlfriends. My parents would meet them, and would be very nice to them. But I could tell that there was something bizarre. It would eventually come out that they were not crazy about me seeing this girl.…

What a sad thing to live life going through the motions.  This type of religion is cold, lifeless, and boring.  Worse of all, this type of religion will never experience the presence of God, except the presence of His discipline.  In this passage, Hosea is pleading with God’s people to return to a real relationship…

The story contained in the musical Phantom of the Opera revolves around a man whose heart and face have been disfigured, but whose music compels a young girl named Christine to follow him.  The Phantom gives her the gift of music and the opportunity to be a famous singer in exchange for her love.  Christine…