As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him. Psalm 103:13Seven-year-old Jonathan Slack of Orland Park, Illinois, was moved when he saw a homeless woman holding a sign that said she and her child had no place to...
We were on the first tee, two friends and I, when he roared up in his own custom-made cart. "May I join you?" He asked, pleasantly enough. Of course he could. We introduced ourselves to him, but he wouldn't volunteer his name. His eyes were shifty, never landing on us...
Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. (NIV)I expect to pass through this world...
"She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." (Luke 2:7 NIV)"He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did...
John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. KJVMy daughter Catie was always a well liked child; wherever she went she was accepted and loved.Now that she is grown with daughters of her...
I looked up from my desk and groaned. "Not today! I can't deal with him today!"Old Mr. Whiteside was limping up the driveway to our auto repair shop, cane in hand, wearing layers of not-too-clean clothing even though it was a warm afternoon. He's not homeless, but a...
We always kept an eye on Mrs. Teagarden. She was an elderly lady and she and her husband usually sat on the right side of the church about four pews from the front, next to the middle aisle.She was constantly looking out for us teen-aged girls and one time when we had...