Whenever the ancient Persians passed a law, it was impossible to revoke it. This law was seized upon by Haman, who attempted to use it to destroy every Jew and especially Mordecai. Mordecai was the cousin of Queen Esther, who had used his wise counsel to become queen of the vast Medo-Persian Empire. The only visible hope for the salvation of the…

As I sat, patiently waiting for the light to turn green, the American Flag flapping in the light wind caught my eye.  It was an average size flag (nothing showy), faded and beginning to show some frayed edges.  I’m not sure how often I have seen this flag, but it is in a location where I easily could have seen it several…

There was that time in my life where I sought to find the shortest verses in the Bible to memorize. I became an expert and somewhat of a scholar because the West Huntsville congregation, where I grew up, had a class for all young people every Sunday afternoon before our evening service. We began every class with every person quoting a memory…

There was a man in the New Testament named Joses, but we don’t know him by that name.  In fact, the apostles did not even know him by his own name, for they had given him a new name, which better reflected to them who he was. Sometimes we give people names and cannot remember (or maybe never knew) their actual name. …

There are no words to adequately describe how wonderful the 28th Annual Ladies’ Day was! It was far more than anyone involved in its planning could have ever dreamed and it was life changing to every person involved in it in any way. It was one of those days that you will remember for a long time! It all began a year…

Picking up a dictionary to read a definition for a word is a basic skill that most learn as a child in school.  Sometimes within a dictionary, like Webster’s, there are images next to the words and the definitions to give a visual representation of the word.  Then, there are those dictionaries that are called a “Pictorial Dictionary” or “Visual Dictionary.”  These…

Our homes and offices are peppered with AC chargers for our various battery-powered devices.  We have cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, video game controllers, digital cameras, etc., which all need that boost on a regular basis to keep themselves operational.  Most of us have experienced what happens when our devices drain their batteries and we do not take time to recharge them—they…

He was only three years old and knew very little about worship, but he knew more than many adults. As he waited for worship to start, he kept looking around and finally asked, “Mommy, what time does Jesus get here?” Wow! Such profound truths so often come out of the mouths of children. The Bible repeatedly emphasizes that Jesus is present in…