Because of the success of the Jesus Calling books, we should expect to see other writers showcasing what God supposedly spoke to them. I just read one such book. I’d…
Category: Bible
Precious Book and Angel Band
When my kid sister (Jenna) and I were very young children, Grandma Lena Henry (1884–1966) had pet names for us. I was Precious Book. Jenna was Angel Band. Whenever our…
Don’t Wake Up with Double Petunia
It was pointed out to me how Satan—during the temptation of Jesus recorded in Matthew 4—pulled a bit of Scripture out of context to suit his purposes. He quoted Psalm…
Jesus Gives True Rest
Once at my daughter’s church in Seattle, the guest Sunday school speaker described the life and work of the late Japanese Christian artist Sadao Watanabe, under whom she had studied.…
Ezekiel. Who Knew?
I was speaking with a Japanese lady who was describing how she had come to the Lord. She mentioned that in reading the Bible on her own (in her search…