Author Archives: amspencer1984
When My Kids Ask for Math Help
So here is my confession: I love math. I mean, it excites me and energizes me on a regular basis. And yes, I know that makes me weird to most people. I think I know one of the big reasons … Continue reading
A fire with only one log
For the last couple of years, I have lived in a home with a wood burning stove that we use for heat. I had never had an opportunity to enjoy that experience before, and prior to living in this home, … Continue reading
How to Respond to “Unjustified” Criticism
I imagine you are a lot like me, and you really don’t enjoy someone criticising you and telling you that you’re wrong. Nobody enojys criticism, I suppose. One thing that has added an extra degree of frustration to that experience for … Continue reading
A Proverb for Pharaoh – and for Us
Despite the obvious reality that his resistance to God’s will would lead only to hardship and destruction for himself, his people, and his land, Pharaoh refused to listen to God’s voice spoken through Moses and Aaron. The foolishness of this … Continue reading
Satisfied with Life
One thing I know: If I serve the Lord faithfully and fervently with my life, I will be satisfied at the end of it no matter how “successful” or “unsuccessful” I have been in other realms. At the same time, … Continue reading
An Episode from the Life of Moses
God’s word testifies on Moses’ behalf that he is the “meekest” or “humblest” man on the face of the earth (Numbers 12:3). There are so many things to look at and learn from in his life, but amidst his obvious faith, … Continue reading
“Let Us Make for Ourselves a Name”
The story of the tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) always stands out to me when I read it, but not for the reasons that perhaps most of us remember the story. We know that it is the occasion on which … Continue reading