Several years ago, I was walking down a sidewalk in East Nashville, making a pastoral visit. Suddenly I saw a German shepherd flying across a lawn, barking, snarling, teeth bared, mouth frothing. I was so startled that as it lunged at me, I screamed and jumped...
I miss you, today, and wish you would stop by.If ever I needed someone to just come and say, "Hi,"It's today, when I feel so lonely and shy.Don't know why there are so many days that pass byThat no one comes to see me, to make my day brighter.I can remember when I...
(This story is taken from a fantastic biography about Brother Andrew, called The Narrow Road)The British evangelist Sidney Wilson was holding "youth weekends" in Holland then, and we started attending these.One of the first people to come with us was a blind and badly...
While running the trails in the mountains of Montana today, I ran into someone… it was God.The weather is starting to turn now. Fall is in the air, the leaves are hitting the ground, and the snow will soon be here. I decided I’d better mow the yard one more time. We...
Everybody Should Have a BibleHow many Bibles do you have? I did a quick count in my office and came up with more than thirty-five. There may not be quite that many Bibles in your home, but I suppose the average Christian household has at least half a dozen. But just...
In 1984, every parent's worst nightmare came true for my husband and me; our youngest daughter, Jonelle, was abducted from our home and has never been found.The nightmare began on December 20. I intended to surprise my ailing parents, who lived in California and whom...
The rain was pounding the roof of our little store as I sat at the cash register looking outside, hoping a customer would come in and help snap me out of the gloomy mood I was in that dreary morning. I had an eerie feeling being there alone with it looking so dark and...