On Monday I told the story of how the New Years’ celebrations in my home as a child were – for me anyway – HORRIBLE! And all because of chain smoking guests who refused to smoke outside.I remember that even after my uncle and his family left, usually around 1:00 AM, I...
With Christmas over and New Year approaching, my mind returns to some of the memorable – and unmemorable! – New Years celebrations from my childhood.From as far back as I can remember until I was at least a young teen, my uncle and his wife and daughter would always...
While visiting my mom in Belgium, we had the opportunity to visit a local street fair that was taking place along the dykes of Oostende. It seemed like all the town's 100,000 inhabitants had joined us there, leaving us feeling a bit like sardines in a can, but with...
"and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony." - Proverbs 23:2Scott H. Bowerman is the pastor of The Hilton Presbyterian Church in Newport News, Virginia. Describing himself as a "recovering glutton," he once weighed 265 pounds. He writes: "For years...
“The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.” – 1 Peter 4:7Charles Colson visited the Humanita Prison in Sao Jose dos Campos Brazil during the 1980’s and was astonished how Christ changed inmates lives.He wrote:...
Thirty years ago, a Frenchman named Andre-Francois Raffray made what he considered a "great deal" that could only benefit him. He agreed to pay a 90-year-old woman $500 a month until she died. In return, he would own her sought-after grand apartment in the south of...
After the tragedy of "non parenting" evidenced in Littleton, many parents are working hard to explain to their children and teens why some video games, music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for them to bring into the home, for their youth to...