A Covenant With God

        “Cross my heart, and hope to die!”—Do you remember this simple oath from your childhood days?  It usually meant that you were really REALLY going to make good on your promise.  Children have such good intentions, don’t they? Now, let’s move into the adult...

Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

Parts of the Book of Exodus can be very “dry” spiritual reading.  Of course, the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea can easily capture one’s attention.  But as one progresses toward the middle and end of Exodus, the reader is seriously wondering why God would...

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

How much attention do you pay to “road signs”?  If you are like most, you pretty much are on auto-pilot when driving on roads that are familiar to you.  (I wonder how many Highway 57 signs in Calumet County that we pass by without even realizing that they...