"Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing." (2 Corinthians 2:15 NLT)Having been antique collectors and dealers for several years, my wife and I love...
"If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me." (Jeremiah 29:13 NLT)If I didn't pay, I couldn't talk.As my wife and I sat on the front porch of the hundred-year-old home that we rented, we often heard it ring — a pay phone situated next to an old country store...
"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done." (Philippians 4:6 NLT)After numerous doctor visits which brought no answers, my wife and I were frustrated.The unknown started after a recent move....
"For we walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV) The steps came at him faster than I could get to him. My wife and I and our two oldest grandboys once visited Star Fort in Ninety Six, South Carolina, USA, the site of an American Revolutionary War battle....
"For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. (Psalm 32:7 NLT)One sheet and four kitchen chairs made a perfect hiding place.Lovey was my maternal grandmother's half-sister. My memories of her are fading, but I do...
"For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." (Philippians 2:13 NIV)"I'm in the middle of the road with a flat tire. Can you tell Dad to come and help me?"My daughter was under the gun. She had given her landlord notice that she...
"Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:30-31...