Feed the White Dog

A story is told of a man who once asked an old Chief how how things were going with his spiritual life. The Chief answered, “It is like a White Dog and a Black Dog fighting.” The man asked him which dog was winning. The Chief replied, “The one I feed...

Do You Give God a Turn?

Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” Have your heard Him lately, or are your prayers pretty much a monologue? If your prayers are a monologue (you doing all the talking), maybe it is because you are not giving Him a...

The Extra Mile

Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate what it means to love your neighbor. Luke 10:25-37  On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the...

Vengeance

  A fly bit the bare head of a Bald Man, who, endeavoring to destroy it, gave himself a heavy slap. Escaping, the Fly said Mockingly, “You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the Prick of a tiny insect, see what you have done to yourself to add...

Lent

You may have heard about the Christian observance of Lent, but nor really know what it is about. It is the Christian season of preparation before Easter. Here in Canada, Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior...