Last week my wife and I excitedly arrived at a function where a well-known and very popular speaker was presenting. We took our seats half way back in the auditorium, and were quickly absorbed by the excited buzz of the crowd, enjoying watching the people and just...
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...
I found it at China Beach Provincial Park, on the western shores of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. My kids were beachcombing, and my husband was involved in his favorite activity, taking pictures. Feeling rather like a fish out of water (beaches are NOT...
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....
Sam was fourteen. He had just accepted Jesus in his heart and he wanted to make a difference in life. He decided to attend a Christian boarding school for the remainder of his high school years. He carefully chose one that was supported by a seminary, because after...
Over Father's Day last year, we went camping along the shores of Lake Erie. While enjoying some of the first real "beach days" of the season, we were introduced to a new kind of surfing: Kite Surfing. The sport appeared to be akin to windsurfing, for the purpose of...