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...
Heb 12:2 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith." NIVIn a small peninsula in Eastern Newfoundland, in a town called Bonavista, you can visit an exact replica of the Matthew, the sailing ship used by John Cabot when he, in 1497, made his...
"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...