If Only… Then I’d Be Happy
One teacher asked the students in his middle-school class to anonymously fill in the blank to the following question/proposition. Here are twenty of their responses. 7 1. If only my family had more money, then I would be…
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Although we are only five weeks into the new year, our average weekly offerings thus far in 2019 are $2,030. This figure represents the second highest average weekly offering we’ve experienced at this time of the year throughout…
Hear The Children Crying
Nothing has brought me a greater chill than the recent passage of a New York state legislative bill labeled, the Reproductive Health Act. More than anything we’ve witnessed of late, this is a grave indicator of the moral…
Where In The World Are The Brazles?
In case you are not aware of it, our beloved camp directors, David & Lara Brazle and their two children are on a sabbatical of sorts. David has taken a leave of absence from his teaching post with…
Delusions Of Grandeur
Although the idea of riding in an autonomous vehicle might be unnerving to quite a few, autonomy is not always a bad thing. A robot comes in pretty handy when a potential bomb site needs to be “eye-balled”…
Joy Lost In Sin
Many things can rob us of joy (people, circumstances, worry, possessions, etc.), but it might well be that SIN is the biggest robber of them all. While obedience brings joy, sinfulness brings sorrow. The Hebrew psalter opens by…
A Fresh New Start
(An Excerpt From The Christian Chronicle, January 2019 – – “From Prison To Salvation”) After I failed in all my ways to proceed with education, I lost all hope and I became a drug dealer. Worse still, I…
So Close, Yet So Far Away
Matthew’s incarnation account (Mt.2:1-6) of the arrival of the wise men from the east is a rather striking story. Who were these Magi? From where exactly did they come? How far had they traveled? What star guided them…
The Weight Of Worry
Jesus urged His first-century followers saying, Do not be anxious for your life… (Mt.6:25). Specifically, He admonished them not to be overly-concerned with food, drink or clothing (Mt.6:25-31) and not to worry about tomorrow (Mt.6:34). While few of…
Content In Whatever
The apostle Paul wrote to the disciples in Corinth saying, “be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ” (1Cor.11:1). Following Paul’s lead in almost any arena of discipleship is no easy task, but the ultimate…