Have you ever noticed that just when you think something is there for you...it isn’t? That morning, we had kind of a shock at the Brown house. About five years ago, we put in an above ground pool in the back yard. It was about 4 1/2 feet deep and 24 feet round. In...
This time of year reminds me of a little boy. We’ll call him “Jimmy”.Jimmy and his parents, along with his little sister, were out shopping for decorations for their home.They exited their vehicle and, as they approached the entrance to the store, they heard the bell...
“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.” Romans 13:14Last summer a friend of mine was staying with us for a week in order to get some work done and one of the things we did during his visit for...
"Casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you." -- 1 Peter 5:7Pain means something is wrong.Let's just get that out there in the open from the beginning. If something hurts, then something is wrong. It's that simple. God didn't design us to hurt.So, when my...
“His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant;” Matthew 21:23aWhen I was a freshman in high school, I picked up a tennis racket for the first time.Three friends and I formed the tennis team at our school and we embarked on what would become a four-year...
We checked out of our hotel that morning and the total bill for our stay was supposed to be around $250.00. Instead, it was $486.00! Almost DOUBLE what we had been told it would be.Upon looking at our receipt, we noticed that there were over $200.00 in charges for...
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32When our boy Jacob was six months old, I learned the greatest lesson of loving and forgiving that I guess I’ve ever learned.I went...