When I was just two-years-old, I used to enjoy tramping around the beaches of Belgium with a bucketful of shells. While I made my "rounds", I couldn't help but hear other kids on the beach crying out, "Flowers for sale! Flowers for sale!" When I looked, I noticed that...
Several years ago, there was a beautiful hotel that was built in Galveston, Texas, which jutted out over the water in the bay. It had these large plate glass windows that allowed you to look out over the Gulf of Mexico. And the balconies on each room made an ideal...
My yard is huge, 1.5 acres to be exact.When I first moved here, I had big plans: A bed of tulips over here, Daffodils over there, and a myriad of exotic trees scattered throughout the property, especially weeping willows, my personal favorite!I also wanted a garden,...
Years ago I was with another minister on an airplane. We met a Jewish woman who was very outgoing and witty. We got into an intense conversation with her about the Lord Jesus. We fired statements back and forth to one another, attempting to prove Jesus as the Messiah....
I had a challenge in front of me. My wife would be away all day Sunday visiting a friend, and that left me the privilege of being "Mr. Mom"!I wanted it to be a special day for my boys, who were 7 and 9 at the time, so I announced our plans days in advance. After...
John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." NIVOne wall. This, with its three towers, was all that remained of our...
John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." NIVMy wife looked up at me with a wry smile on her face. "Did you know that even your nostrils stink?" She asked.My NOSTRILS stink? Hum! Just how does one respond to...
