When Barbara Johnson discovered that her son Larry was homosexual, angry words were exchanged and her son left home, eventually changing his name, disowning the family, and disappearing into a gay lifestyle. Six years would pass before he made his way back home. She...
I had no intentions of taking the city bus when I left for work today. I would drive. Just like always. It wasn’t until my car refused to start that I remembered how I had sputtered and prayed my way home from work the night before. My gas gauge and my pocket book...
IF I talk to God, I am possibly classified as a religious nut. When he speaks back, I am diagnosed schizophrenic.Recently, I have had a problem with kidney infection. I have wrestled with this problem before and while it is painful, my doctor usually gives me an...
You can learn a lot from going to the market. The longer I live the more I learn just from going there with my eyes, ears, and heart open. The latest bit of wisdom that blessed me there came just the other day. A young mother was walking with her little child while...
The sun was brightly shining that cold January day. I was running late, and my only thought was to get to my office as quickly as possible. As I approached a red light, I noticed a stalled truck on the right side of the road. I gave him a passing thought: "Poor guy!"...
A friend of mine (And I consider anyone I meet, no matter how briefly, a friend!) Shared the following experience with me. He and his family had reserved a campsite in the beautiful Allegany State Park, located in Salamanca, New York. As the designated day arrived,...
Proverbs 3:27-28 - Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow" -- when you now you have it with you. (NIV)I remember that Friday well. It had been a heavy work...