The small village of Brienz, with fewer than 200 inhabitants, is picturesquely situated on the sunny slopes of the Albula Valley in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The village settlement with its beautiful townscape […]
In a parking lot that I frequently use, there is often a car with the license plate “LAU-7xx.” “Lau” is the German word for lukewarm. When I drive past the car, a song by Bro. […]
God said to the young Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). Thus God […]
We may feel a little anxious at the beginning of a new year. We don’t know what lies ahead or what situations await us. Perhaps we even anticipate some of what is to come – […]
Life rushes by like a shadow. It is like the grass that comes up early and soon withers. I once heard an elderly man say the words: “My life is no more than a visit […]
With the LORD all things begin!As a child, trust Him foreverOn thy own strength building never,Humbly keep from pride and sin. Refrain (Repeat)With the LORD all things begin.With the LORD all things begin!Jesus as thy […]
Everything has a beginning. The first words in the Bible are: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). And John writes: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word […]
It is very good that you want to turn over a new leaf in your life book. But, if I may ask, what has become of the heavy pages of your former guilt? A child […]
Once again, we have journeyed through another year – and we are still on this earth. Time is passing rapidly. It has taken us with it. It has left its mark on us and in […]
As the old year closes and sinks into the infinite sea of eternity, and as we stand on the threshold of the new year that lies mysteriously veiled before us, strange feelings and serious thoughts […]