The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14Today is Lincoln's birthday, so a story about the great president is not out of line.This anecdote begins when the president was visited by a state delegation composed of unhappy people....
Evening found me rummaging through the swim bags. Shampoo. Check. Conditioner. Check. Lotion. Check…My boys and I had decided to participate in the earliest lane swim at the local YMCA the following morning, and I knew that if I waited until morning to get the swim...
Proverbs 19:22 What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.Years ago, when I ministered in Scotland, there were two elderly sisters in the congregation. Both of them had been members of the church all of their lives. One of them lived on a...
When I was small there were two items I coveted.The first was a china tea set and the second was a Ballerina jewelry box. My best friend, Julia, possessed both. Each time I visited her home we would have a tea party. Julia's tea set was of delicate fine china. The...
Sometime ago I read a story of a youngster who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he returned to Grandma's backyard, he spied her pet duck. On impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. The boy panicked...
"God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you" - 2 Thessalonians 1:6The symbol for justice is the figure of a woman who is blindfolded, with a scale in one hand and a sword in the other. It is a representation of the Greek goddess Themis. Themis is...