1 Thessalonians 1:4
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you…

Early this morning, when she should have been asleep, Sydney was lying in her bed, eyes open, smiling. Of course, there’s no way I could leave that alone and so I went in, sat on her bed, and started rubbing her head. While I’m running my fingers through her hair, she’s petting the top of her newest stuffed animal, a white puppy that her cousin won for her at the SC State fair last week-end. She actually had been given a brown one, but changed her mind and asked the man at the game if she could have the white one instead. Like a man who had been around females for any length of time, he wisely said yes and switched them. Anyway, back to this morning.

Sydney thought it was funny that I was rubbing her on the head and she was rubbing “light puppy” (that’s actually the name) on the head at the same time. Her eyes got big as she smiled, and then she looked up at me and said, “I’m glad I picked this one.”

Continue reading

Acts 3:3
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

I’m sure you’ve seen them. They’re at almost every street corner or traffic light in most large cities and have even made their way into smaller towns across the country. Back in the day, they’d stand there with a sign that said they’d work for food. Shoot, some of them even started getting honest about what they’d do with the money. The guy in our picture had some fun with the method of asking for help. But the bottom line is, they’re all asking for money. But that’s not my point, nor the point of the verse this week. The point is that a beggar saw somebody to ask for help. Let me explain…

Continue reading