I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was long and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could afford it all.As I approached the door I saw a...
One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it...
It sounds terrible.It seems inadequate, maybe inappropriate . . . to do the very least."I heard about their divorce. I felt bad, but I didn't know what to say. So, I haven't called.""He's dying from cancer. I was his best man at their wedding. I just can't see him...
The Summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy and innocence. My days were spent riding my bike, walking in the bright green woods around my home, swimming in the crystal clear river that ran by my house, playing in fields full of wild flowers, and looking...
"And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister." (1 John 4:21, NIV2)"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34, NIV2)One day while walking with my family...
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." (Psalms 23:6, NIV2)Why do we face adversities? Some are bigger than others and some are almost insignificant, but these too can still be quite...
I saw Jesus yesterday!He asked me for a tissue to blow his nose.But I was too busy to give him one.Oh, my excuses were many.But Lord, It was 6:00! I had already worked an 11 hour day! There were nurses around! One of them could have given Jesus His tissue!God's answer...