Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.
Genesis 11:31 (NIV)
It wasn’t much but they decided to make the most of it and that is how their journey began. A month earlier, the two friends had gotten together to plan
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 (NIV)
They would smile back at Baba and hug him tightly. He had to literally tear them away from his neck. He would do the same after school, sometimes giving them a carefully folded piece of paper on which he would write wonderful things about his students such as “you’re the best”. These small notes were
Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord." Colossians 4:17 (NIV)
He longed to peep outside the building to catch a glimpse of nature, like the rain falling, the sun rising, a flower blossoming, a butterfly, bee or bird flying. He couldn’t. He wondered to himself how easy it was to take lots of things around us for granted. He promised himself that if he had the opportunity to
"When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf!
Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. Genesis 8:11 (NIV)
The dove would often patiently listen to her friend the raven as she went on and on, complaining about how bad everything was, how dumb humans were because they couldn’t fly. Worst of all, the raven would devise a clever plan for outwitting everyone else for food and proudly present her plan to the dove. The dove would always patiently
"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. Acts 9:5 (NIV)
Had any sensible peacemakers been born yet? Everyone pondered over this question, yet no one dared to ask. Tarala the warrior, king of Ussa was now old and his pressing objective was to get his sons ready to lead his kingdom to victory, albeit an elusive one. He had seven sons and trained them in combat and statecraft relentlessly from sunrise to sunset every day. Tarala noticed however,
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 Cor. 4:7 (NIV)
They were awed by the beautiful array of masterpieces of pottery, paintings and other rare artifacts. Each object had a history and he relished telling the story associated with every item to his guests. There was one very odd clay jar sitting on a gold-plated stand
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." John 3:8. (NIV)
When they were alone, the horses told each other stories about how he treated them with such kindness every time he rode them out on his trips to town. He would often show them off to his friends, boasting about how good his horses were and how he had so much affection for them.
