"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" Psalm 53:1"There is no God," said Janice to her friend Marge. "If there was, my marriage would not have fallen apart, my mother would not have died of cancer last year, and life would not be so difficult." Marge offered...
Although I didn't want to admit this to myself, I used to be a pretty impatient person. Mind you, I was not quick to temper, and was, in fact, quite a laid-back person, but when there was something I sought after, I wanted it IMMEDIATELY. Perhaps the best example is...
"...What is impossible from a human perspective is possible with God." - Luke 18:27My relationship with my mother has, at times, been a source of confusion and frustration to me. Perhaps the problem was that we were simply two very different people. Regardless of the...
"Where is another God like you, who pardons the sins of the survivors among his people? You cannot stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing mercy." -Micah 7:18A man lay crying in his bed at night. He was in deep despair because, through his...
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-10I recently received an unexpected email from a woman I went to high school with over twenty years ago. She had seen my name...
Marisa was a stubborn creature. As a child, when the neighborhood boys told her to go away, telling her she could not play rough and tumble sports because she was a girl, she was determined to prove them wrong. Prove them wrong she did, and it was not long before...
Long ago, in the land of Heart, lived a fair maiden who dared to dream dreams. As a young child, she recalled how her father would set her on his strong knee and tell her many wondrous stories about far away and exciting places; lands she somehow knew she would one...