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The Choice Is Ours

Last night I dreamed about a huge snake! He was of such length that I never did see the end of him. Strangely enough, he was also flat--about a foot or more wide, and though menacing, never dared touch me. Instead, he hovered and lurked and watched. I wonder if that was Eve's experience, except that, as she stared at the incredible creature, it talked! The serpent tipped its head, never taking its penetrating gaze… Read More

What Are We Living for?

You've heard it. You may have even said it yourself. "He lives for sports!" "I live to eat!" "They live for their children!" Oh, yes. Whenever we pour our life energies into someone or something, we are definitely living for that pursuit. And it isn't only men who live for sports. Here in Wisconsin, women also spend every spare moment reading, thinking, and talking about the Packers. We deck ourselves out in green-and-gold and wouldn't… Read More

The Christmas Crisis

The young couple was poor, and their little backwoods town scorned. Yet they have been remembered and their story told for centuries. Through such as they, God can work his mighty plans. So, the angel Gabriel went to Nazareth to tell a virgin that God had chosen her to bear the long-awaited Messiah into the world. He would be called Emmanual--which means "God with us"! For the child to be born was truly God, the… Read More

The Story of Thanksgiving Day

Crossing the Atlantic, most of the 102 passengers aboard the tiny Mayflower suffered severely from sea sickness. As they finally sighted Cape Cod on November 9, 1620 with only one death among them, they fell to their knees and thanked God who brought them "over the fast and furious ocean ... and a sea of troubles." The storm-tossed waters prevented them from sailing south to the Virginian colony, their intended destination. Yet they believed God… Read More