2 Corinthians 9:7 "Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not out of regret or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver."When I received the phone call from the Red Cross, asking me to be a blood donor, I was surprised. For some reason, before...
If they gave out "Most Likely to Fail" awards in high school, Doug Nichols would have been handed his even before the vote.Born in 1942-the same year his father left home for another woman-Doug was raised by his mother and grandfather. Before long he was known as a...
"To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mark 12:33 NIV)It had been a near-perfect day at Six Flags Darien Lake. It had...
On a farm, there was a family who had two separate fields, in which they grew sunflowers. The father of the household, told his daughter(s), Maria, to take care of one side and Kelli the other.Maria and Kelli set out to work at 6 a.m., to get to work. Maria took the...
On the train heading for Glasgow I raised a subject I’d read about the day before. “Is your church-going a substitute for Christianity?” My wife looked puzzled so I explained. “It’s about folk who claim to be Christian because they go to church every Sunday but don’t...
Somehow, the terrain and our buildings created a wind tunnel down one side of our house. When the winter winds blew down from the hills way off in the distance, they destroyed everything we put out on the verandah.One particular wind storm was so fierce it completely...
Luke 10:41-42 - But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." (ESV)I find that it is my calling to continue to walk the...