It was late spring, and I, as usual for this time of year, was exploring yet another greenhouse in search of beautiful flowers for our deck. Imagine my delight when I discovered not one, not even two, but more than two dozen of my favorite plants: The passion flower...
In "Trained to Witness, Part 1", we saw that in Matthew 10, Jesus left very clear instructions to His disciples on how to witness. He instructed them to give the gospel free of charge; He told them that they didn't have to worry about what they would say, but that...
Douglas Maurer, 15, of Creve Coeur , Missouri , had been feeling badly for several days. His temperature was ranging between 103 and 105 degrees, and he was suffering from severe flu-like symptoms. Finally, his mother took him to the hospital in St. Louis . Douglas...
John 3:30: "He must become greater; I must become less."Koi are amazing fish!Prior to last summer we had thought of them as "just ordinary", but when one of our neighbors gave us a few out of his pond, we quickly learned how fascinating and how amazingly hardy they...
I was preaching in a church in California recently. I was to begin ministering on Sunday evening. I came early to hear the pastor preach Sunday morning, and it was wonderful. There was such life in it. I knew he had a message prepared, but he was not bound to it. I...
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9Katherine Hsu was born in 1914 in Fuzhou, South...
"How can someone get rid of the image that they are pressuring people to perform?"One proven method is to squash the symbols of power so that all of your associates feel they are on an equal footing. Here's how some have accomplished that objective:A bank manager in...