Gratitude Perfumes Everything*

Gratitude Perfumes Everything*

Where does gratitude rank on your list of godly virtues? Right up there with obedience, love, faith, hope, joy, patience and longsuffering?  Or is gratitude second tier;  important, but not crucial.  Down there with hospitality and cheerfulness—nice but...
Choosing Gratitude*

Choosing Gratitude*

Most of us would probably describe ourselves as thankful people. When we were young, our mothers taught us to say please and thank you and they would remind us to write thank you notes to grandma, other relatives, or friends when they mailed us a gift. It’s just good...
We Wish You a Merry Purim

We Wish You a Merry Purim

Esther 9:18-10:3 We are quite familiar with the phrase “Merry Christmas,” but most Christians know little of the Jewish holiday Purim, which is celebrated in late February or early March in honor of Queen Esther. Purim, Judaism’s most dramatic, fun-filled holiday, has...
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Esther 7:1-10 Queen Esther was beautiful. Scripture says she was “lovely in form and features” (2:7). When Esther walked into a room, heads would have turned. If she had lived today she would have been on every major magazine cover without the need of air brushing or...