Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest. He invited as many as desired to participate. Their challenge was to see who could travel the...
Christianity has never had a very strong presence in Japan. In fact, with industrialization, Japan has become one of the most secular nations on earth. But right now, thousands of Japanese are hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ in a new, or should I say old, way-and...
This is a story about a singing bird. This bird didn't sing in the open, away from buildings and people. It didn't fly from tree to tree. In fact this bird had very little freedom. It's home was a cage, and not a very large cage at that.The cage hung on a nail outside...
clipboard Martin Luther King, Jr. Said, "If a man is called to be a street-sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth...
Carl was a quiet man. He didn't talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake, but even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. All we really knew was he had worked for the Gas...
It happens with regularity and yet each time it does I am still amazed. Each time I help someone it seems that I also benefit! This most recent demonstration of ripple-effect goodness took place in March as I struggled and reflected on a problem. A grieving mother...
There is an old Indian saying which suggests that if you want to effectively reduce the length of a line drawn on a piece of paper without touching it, draw a parallel line longer than it. You would now be able to see that the earlier line is smaller in comparison to...