Bob loved to make people happy. Bob lived to make people happy. If people weren't happy, Bob wasn't happy. So every day Bob set out to make people happy. Not an easy task, for what makes some people happy makes other people angry.Bob lived in a land where everyone...
Humility is such an elusive virtue. Once you think you have it, you don't, or you wouldn't think you did. You've heard the story of the boy who received the "Most Humble" badge and had it taken away because he wore it?Something similar happened to me just the other...
HIS BIRTH The words of King Herod when told of the birth of Jesus. "Kill him. There is room for only one king in this corner of the world." The number of religious leaders who believed a messiah had been born in Bethlehem. Zero. The type of people who did. Some...
… Jesus issues a tender reminder as he passes the cup. "Every one of you drink this. This is my blood which is the new agreement that God makes with his people. This blood is poured out for many to forgive their sins" (Matt. 26:27-28)."Every one of you drink this."...
He deserves our compassion. When you see him, do not laugh. Do not mock. Do not turn away or shake your head. Just gently lead him to the nearest bench and help him sit down. Have pity on the man. He is so fearful, so wide-eyed. He's a deer on the streets of...
Meet Edwin Thomas, a master of the stage. During the latter half of the 1800s, this small man with the huge voice had few rivals. Debuting in Richard III at the age of fifteen, he quickly established himself as a premier Shakespearean actor. In New York he performed...
Do yourself a favor; take your anxious moments to the cross. Leave them there with your bad moments, your mad moments, and your anxious moments. And may I suggest one more? Your final moment.Barring the return of Christ first, you and I will have one. A final moment....