Can I play with your mind a little? Nothing dangerous. No hypnotism. Just an intersection in traditional thought streams to see something in a different or fresh way. The Apostle Paul wrote to the church
Read moreAuthor: Charles Huff
Charles Huff is a Bible teacher, minister, speaker, husband, father and grandfather. He and his wife have held pastors seminars and taught in various churches, including remote mountain churches in the Philippines. His writing has appeared in www.christiandevotions.us, The Upper Room; articles in three anthologies: Gifts from Heaven: True Stories of Miraculous Answers to Prayer compiled by James Stuart Bell; Short and Sweet Too and Short and Sweet Takes a Fifth, both compiled by Susan Cheeves King.
first steps to ending well
Before Christmas arrived, my wife and I finished an annual ritual at our house. Besides decorating the house for Christmas and buying and wrapping presents, we close out the year with a yearly task. I’m
Read moreGift most desired
Colorful lights, tinsel, wreaths, garlands, and bows. Must be Christmas time. Fond memories from my youth flood my mind sporadically throughout the days leading up to Christmas day. Everything about the season speaks the message
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Tablet Fascinationphoto by Charles Huff The television station announced the beginning of their “Countdown to Christmas” movies. Two of our young granddaughters, who were visiting us at the time, both said, “What? It isn’t even
Read moreLeaders: what should we look for?
Sorting through things in my office the other day, I came across an old booklet bearing the title, “Leadership.” Its cover featured a picture of Mt. Rushmore. As I stared at the images of four
Read moreflavors of seasons
I live in the Midwest of the United States where you can step outside every few months and with a slow inhale and exhale say, “A new season has arrived.” Each season has its own
Read moreprocessing into Patience
I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons. I never thought about how they mirrored life in ways to help us laugh at ourselves. Take, for example, that infamous coyote chasing after the elusive roadrunner. As
Read moreFreedom’s limits
Freedom. To quote Inigo Montoya from the movie Princess Bride, “You say that word a lot, but I don’t think it means what you think it means.” These days, it seems to be a word
Read moreFatherly advice
I hear and read it often: abuse begets abuse. The victim becomes the abuser. I understand the tendencies, but I have to declare that the quote is not a physical law. I am one who
Read moreGod’s Heart of a mother
“This great God,Like a mammy bending over her baby, Kneeled down in the dustToiling over a lump of clayTill he shaped it in is his own image; Then into it, he blew the breath of life,And
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