Author: bobspen
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A View Into Heaven
I don’t think I’m alone when I often imagine what heaven actually looks like. I hear of people who have dreamed of heaven. I hear of people who have been on their death bed and have had visions of heaven. Some talk about the streets of gold, while others talk of seeing their parents or…
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Faith?
Just what is the Christian life all about? I suppose the easiest way to explain it to a non-Christian is that it is a life of faith in Jesus Christ. To the non-Christian, the way to live the Christian life is by utilizing the choice God gave you when you were born and accepting Christ…
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Fascinating Animal!
Sometimes when I’m daydreaming or thinking and looking out my window oftentimes I see squirrels running along the top of my fence or running along a branch in a tree or just leaping from one branch to another. I could sit and watch them for quite a while if I let myself do it. But…
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Addressing Gun Control!
I am going to take an opportunity to address an issue that troubles me today. I pray that you will read this with an open mind before you fly off the handle and start throwing bricks at me. My intent is not to ridicule but to inform and enlighten. The issue I want to address…
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A Time To Grieve
I stood at the side of the hospital bed when a man who was a member of my church lay dying from a long-suffering illness. I was holding hands with his wife and daughter. We watched as he struggled at times to breathe. The doctor had placed him on morphine to help him deal with…
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A Child’s Dream
I DREAMED you were living, not with the dead, For you came and knelt by my trundle bed. I have needed you, Mother, oh so much; I have missed your loving, caressing touch. I don’t know what I am going to do, Because my sky has lost its blue. Dreams help me a lot for…