By Ronald G. Davis I have been a stranger, a stranger given gracious hospitality. From fried pumpkin blossoms for breakfast to keys to a lakeside vacation home in a gated community (when the owner was away!), I have been accepted in Christian love. Sunday dinner at McDonald’s was a special treat because the children […]
The Lesson and Life — for September 23, 2012
By Ronald G. Davis Thankfulness is a natural reaction to a perceived blessing. Unfor-tunately, our perception has been dulled by sin. Blessings are often perceived as nothing more than what we ought to get, what we deserve, what we have merited by simply existing or because we are “special” . . . by self […]
The Lesson and Life — for September 16, 2012
By Ronald G. Davis How would you characterize our culture? Is it one of instant, or delayed gratification? Technology votes for instant. Why wait for “snail mail” when there’s “e-mail”? Why wait for a trip to the library when there are Kindles and Nooks and iPods and a shelf full of tablet devices? Credit […]
The Lesson and Life — for September 9, 2012
By Ronald Davis In the world, assurance may be as simple as an oral promise (“I will”) or a monetary down payment on a future debt. Most of us would prefer the cash in hand! We have learned to distrust the simple word of another. That is sad. Faith represents the trust we have […]
The Lesson and Life — for September 2
By Ronald G. Davis In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the lead character in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic children’s book, once again gets his opportunity to grow in the 2012 movie of that title directed by Peter Jackson, due out in December. An unassuming hobbit, more concerned with personal comfort and cracked dishes at the beginning […]
