Tails and tongues

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The words of the slanderer are like sweets.” — Proverbs 18:8 There was a report in the newspaper that Pep had killed a cat that belonged to the governor’s wife. However, he did not do this. The only thing he could be accused of was that he liked to bite the couch in the governor’s (…)

Always reliable

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The Lord supports all the fallen, He straightens all the bent!” — Psalm 144:14 I often worry. I feel worst early in the morning when I am alone with my thoughts. So, I taped Taylor Hudson’s words to my bathroom mirror. There I could read them when I felt vulnerable: “There is a living God. (…)

Loud laughter

Олексій • 3 years назад

“God made me laugh, everyone who hears will laugh at me.” — Genesis 21:6 Comedian John Brenyan said: “We didn’t invent laughter; it wasn’t our idea. Laughter was given to us by God, who knew we would need it in life. He knew we would face hardships, suffering, He knew… everything that was going to (…)

Watering weeds

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And I say: walk in the spirit, and do not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” — Galatians 5:16 This spring, our yard was attacked by weeds, as if from “Jurassic Park”. One of them was so big that I, trying to pull it out, was afraid of injuring myself. While looking in the utility (…)

Strong and kind

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The stone that its builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” — Psalm 117:22 The young minister of the student group was worried. He was puzzled when I dared to ask if he was praying… for God’s guidance… for His help. Does he pray without ceasing, as the apostle Paul encouraged. In response, the young man (…)

Free yourself!

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Do not turn pleasing the body into lust.” — Romans 13:14 Augustine’s autobiography “Confession” describes his long and winding road to Jesus. One day he was going to the palace, where he was to make a flattering speech before the emperor. He was thinking about his speech and suddenly saw how a drunken beggar was (…)

Threads too short to use

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you.” — Exodus 16:4 Legends were made about Aunt Margaret’s thrift. After her death, her nieces began to go through her things with nostalgia in their hearts. In a box, neatly placed in a small plastic box, they found a set of short strings. On the (…)

To love like Jesus

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Little children, let’s love not with word or tongue, but with deed and truth.” — 1 John 3:18 While waiting for a train at a station in Atlanta, Georgia, a young man dressed in a business suit sat down on a bench. Seeing how he was trying to tie his tie, the elderly woman asked (…)

The power of forgiveness

Олексій • 3 years назад

“You, Lord, are kind and forgiving, and abundantly merciful to all who call to You.” — Psalm 85:5 In 2021, the news reported the kidnapping of seventeen missionaries by a criminal gang. The bandits threatened to kill the entire group (including the children) if their ransom demands were not met. Amazingly, all the missionaries were (…)

The study of creation

Олексій • 3 years назад

“He has the depths of the earth in His hand.” — Psalm 94:4 Krubera Voronya in Georgia is one of the deepest caves discovered so far on planet Earth. A team of researchers descended into the dark and scary labyrinths of a vertical cave, the depth of which reaches 2197 meters! There are about four (…)