As a child I collected postage stamps When my angkong Fukienese for ldquo grandfather rdquo heard of my hobby he started saving stamps from his office mail every day Whenever I visited my grandparents Angkong would give me an envelope filled with a variety of beautiful stamps ldquo Even though I rsquo m always busy rdquo he told me once ldquo I won rsquo t forget you rdquo Angkong wasn rsquo t given to overt displays of affection but I felt his love deeply In an infinitely deeper way God demonstrated His love toward Israel when He declared ldquo I [... more]

In military terms surrender is a bad thing It means you've failed or given up But in spiritual terms surrender is the best decision you'll ever make [... more]

Although Sam had done nothing wrong he lost his job on the assembly line Carelessness in another division led to problems in cars they built After several crashes made the news leery customers stopped buying their brand The company had to downsize leaving Sam out of work He rsquo s collateral damage and it isn rsquo t fair It never is History rsquo s first collateral damage occurred immediately after the first sin Adam and Eve were ashamed of their nakedness so God graciously clothed them with ldquo garments of skin rdquo v It rsquo s painful to imagine but [... more]