Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
"Life is but an empty dream! -
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem."

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
"Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"
Was not written of the soul.

We all share a deep need for significance. Like the poet Longfellow, most of us don't like to think f life as "an empty dream." We all want life to count for something, to have a worthwhile goal.


Mark Twain described the fate of all… Continue

Take Time to Listen:
Listen & Rejoice When two people are talking
at the same time, no one is listening. Consequently, there is no
communication. For conversation to be meaningful it requires talking and
listening. How hard can that be? Yet, 87 % of those who divorce say their main
problem was that they could not communicate. Listening begins with an
attitude. If I choose to believe that every person I encounter is made in God's
image; that their thoughts and feelings are important, then I a… Continue

"She opens her mouth with wisdom." Prov. 31:26

Hello Saints! I hope you all had a lovely time during the fall and winter holidays. I went to visit my children in several cities and my mom in Cleveland, Ohio for the last 2 months and had only limited pc access. I enjoyed myself and everyone is doing great. I have a new granddaughter also, JaLina, born on Jan 7, 2010, 6.10 lbs, 18.5 in. long. Healthy and fine. My other grands gave me a workout, whew! I imparted wisdom where it was needed. I was l… Continue

When the Mountain Looks Too Big
Text: John 6:1-14


Key verse: John 6:13 - Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

Sometimes we lose heart when the circumstances seems too great and vast, but we need to see and trust from God’s perspective and learn to rely on His bigger than life view of the situation. When it comes to the obstacles in the Christian’s life, I think God deliberately Let'… Continue

Matthew 10:32-33 - Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will also acknowledge him

NIV Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

Christianity is not a designer religion. God is serious about getting us on His agenda. One of the famous prayers that goes around today is "Jesus, come into my life and make me the person that you want me to be." We find that the person… Continue