The Shining Face of God
God has given us insight into what He is like as He has revealed Himself in His word. The various phrases that deal with God’s shining face are great examples that depict the benefits that we find in God’s shining face. Let’s begin with the “Aaronic benediction” found in the book of Numbers where Moses […]
Hey, What’s the Meaning of This!
The title above is a running joke between me and my friend Bob Brubaker. Whenever we see something that we think is errant or goofy, we will exclaim jokingly, “What’s the meaning of this!”. When the idea of JTs Corner was hatched, this was the phrase that kept running through my head. The police officer […]
Responding To Loss
I never will forget the feeling that overwhelmed our family in returning home to find our house had been burglarized. There was a feeling of disbelief at first as we went from room to room seeing things in total disarray as the intruders scattered whatever they didn’t want. What was most disheartening to my parents […]
The Value of Early Rising
How would you like to get more things done each day? This is not a sales pitch for the latest course in time management but there is one time of the day when you can be most productive without interruption that is advocated in the Bible and practiced by the Lord Jesus Christ. Mark 1:35 […]
Fullness Of Blessing
There’s an old test that people have used to determine if you are an optimist or a pessimist: “Do you see the cup half-full or half-empty?” If you see the glass as half full, you are living in the anticipation of more whereas if you see the glass as half empty you live in anticipation […]
Welcome To A Fresh Start
Everyone welcomes a new year because it signals a fresh start. Hence many people make new year’s resolutions to start that exercise program they’ve been putting off, or they proclaim their intentions to lose weight in the coming year. There’s just something about the changing of the calendar that says, “I may have failed in […]
Bitter Or Better
How were things for your over this past year? Although 2021 was an improvement for the most part, most people have categorized the past two years as something of the “less desirable” state to say the least. If we aren’t careful we can dwell on the negative so much that we’ll find ourselves in a […]
The True Hope Of Christmas
When you hear of the hope of Christmas you have to realize there are a number of meanings behind that expression. For many people the hope of Christmas is the warm and fuzzy feeling they recall as a child looking forward to the time of opening gifts from Santa Claus. For others it’s the hope […]
When You Feel like God Is Mad At You
It’s amazing how when frustrations of life hit us our first reaction is to think that God is mad at us as if He just flies off the handle for no apparent reason. Thankfully, that feeling is ungrounded, the flames of which need to be quenched by the truth of the word of God. The […]
The Gift of Gratitude
There is much talk about gratitude around this time of year and rightly so. Our country’s leaders designated a time for gratitude years ago and although there is more emphasis on football and turkey than gratitude, at least there is a pause, and the word “thanksgiving” is still in our vocabulary. I believe, however, there […]