I don't remember the first one I attended, but I'm sure I couldn't see.Everyone loves a parade. From small towns to large cities, people come to watch bands, floats, clowns, tractors, horses, fire engines, and if it's a Christmas parade, Santa.Seeing the parade is...
"The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor." (1 Cor 3:8-9 NIV)While we were waiting to take the boat from Reykjavik to Videy Island in Iceland, my family and I wandered around a boutique at the...
I've never been one, but I hear it's an exhilarating experience. And as of February 21, 2013, I entered the "Grandpa (or more appropriately 'Pee Paw') world."Levi Andrew Wiles entered our universe in Anderson, South Carolina, at 1:21 a. m. Fortunately my daughter...
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16, NIV2)One at a time, they filed nervously up to the speaker's podium. With shaky voices, they began their list of thank yous . . ....
It was the first semester of my Freshman year in college. I was sitting in a bar drinking beer, smoking a cigarette, and trying to look cool. I had just gotten my first set of grades and they were a lot worse than I thought they would be. Too many beer nights had seen...
Inwardly we all long for peace and prosperity. With these two things in our land, after all, we would all that our hearts desire.But would we truly have the desires of our heart?North Americans live in one of the most powerful countries in the world, where prosperity...
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." (Col 3:23-24 NIV)"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of...
