She was almost three years old. She had long ringlets the exact color of honey, a cute little dimple in her cheek, and she was my baby sister. Her name was Angela, but my mom only named her that so she could call her "Angel".I was ten and it was a rough summer. My...
Regina (Regi) Langworthy was a teen-age bride, and a mother by her eighteenth birthday. At 19, she had already divorced, and by age 21, she had been diagnosed with cervical cancer. "What a start on life!" She says. Regi loved children and had wanted more. But it was...
One of England's most famous physicians was Dr. William Osler. Many stories are told of Dr. Osler, but one of the most revealing comes from World War I.Friends recalled the day when he was working in one of Britain's military hospitals during the war. He was called...
"God how can you use me in the condition I'm in?" I have asked that question more than once in my life.It was a hot summer day; I tried filling it to capacity. Despite being a young mother of four active children I still found time that morning to take in a round of...
"Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." - Revelation 2:10In...
They lived in a modest house about eighty years old. It had been her husband's parents' home. He had lived in it as a child. It was a tiny house but unique and quaint. This being their first Christmas in a house, they decorated the porch with many lights. There were...
One of the greatest personal crises I have faced in the ministry revolved around the issue of forgiveness and a board member. I struggled relating to this man, and I knew that I couldn't continue on the way things were. So I decided to resign my pastorate.The week...