I had heard numerous rumours that Parisians can be rude to American tourists. What we experienced however, was completely the opposite. It was our experience that Parisians are courteous and friendly beyond one's imagination, and unlike the abundant tourists, they are...
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...
1 Timothy 6:17-19 - Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich...
He was sitting on a New York corner begging, in the hot July sun;People kept on walking by........help......they gave him none.He was awfully haggard looking, nothing but skin and bones;What a sad life it must be, to be so all alone. He was saying: "Please, won't...
"Every noble work is at first impossible" (Thomas Carlyle 1795–1881)My ancestors, two generations back on my maternal side, hail from Scotland. Our family name was then Glendenning and there is still a small piece of southern Scotland that bears that clan name. Our...
I've never seen him sitting anywhere else. Even as I pull up along side their modest one bedroom apartment I can see in the front door.As always he is at his kitchen table. It's small and very cluttered. There is only one chair for anyone visiting. One is more than...
Luke 13:8-9 - "Sir," the man replied, "leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down." (NIV)An hibiscus tree has sat in a pot on my patio for several years. Last year, it did not...