There was an unusual day in my childhood that I will never forget. It was the day my dad and an animal intruder confronted each other in my grandmother’s farm home. It was not just any animal but one, which no other animal in its right mind would tangle with. I have...
Charlie* was a good girl. Though her father rarely darkened the church doors, her mother made sure she and her brothers attended. She accepted Jesus as a teenager during a church revival and after graduation married her high school sweetheart. They soon entered...
Five days had passed, and I couldn't wait to slither into a nice hot shower.Only once in my life have I been more than two days without bathing. But presently my daughter and I were on a five day backpacking trip, and the only water available was for drinking and...
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:13-14During World War II it must have been difficult to be an American citizen with the name William Patrick Hitler.It must have been doubly...
Matthew 18: 1-3 - At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children, you will...
The enemy is on the loose, and his greatest goal is to distract our troops from what is truly important!Imagine making believers feel guilty that they don't do enough in their neighbourhoods! It would be easy enough to do. People are easily fed by guilt. If we push a...
"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself." (John 12:32-33 NKJV)I have never attended a bible study group, nor have I been to church. My parents are not Christians, in fact, no one in my family is. I used to be an atheist. A firm...
