When I was a bachelor, I liked to make my life as easy as possible (Actually, I admit that it's a quality I still nurture, especially in regards to house chores!). One of my least favorite tasks was cleaning out the cat litter box, and each time I performed this...
I love serving as a prayer warrior. I consider it a privilege to be able to partner with God by interceding for others in prayer. It is amazing how these prayers transform you. You start to care for people you haven't even met. You begin to be filled with an...
"An apple a say keeps the doctor away!"I have always wondered about this expression. In Europe, where doctors often visit their patients in their home, this saying may make sense, but here in North America, where lingering lengthy hours in waiting rooms is the only...
Mr. Jones was a tough teacher in the 60s. Students considered him unapproachable, unfair and uncaring. Mr. Jones never went to church. He considered religion to be a crutch for the weak, and he was certainly no weakling! He was also a racist. He hated the Cold War,...
"They had a story to tell, too…" (Acts 21:20 The Message)Last week, on March 16, 2007 my boys and I traveled to Rochester, NY to hear a terrific Christian concert. Because the concert would end very late, we rented a hotel room for the night, fully intending to return...
While rummaging though the iron market of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with the many loud voices inviting me to the bargain of the century, I discovered an interesting turtle carved out of wood. It was beautiful. The "shell" lifted off, revealing a little place to store...
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up." (James 5:15 NIV)Have you ever gone on a parachuting expedition? Someone takes you way up in the sky, and you are given the opportunity to jump into the void with a parachute...