People still talk about a sermon illustration my Dad used many years ago. As people walked into church that Sunday morning, they saw a small table sitting beside the pulpit.…
She lived in Joppa, a coastal town on the edge of the sparkling Mediterranean. Day after day after breakfast she picked up her needle to create coats and garments that…
For years my mother faithfully subscribed to the homemaker's Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I used to look forward to turning to the last page of each issue to read…
A mother whose name we don't know wrote the following, My little girl went out the door; I hugged and squeezed her just once more, Reminding her as oft before,…
I wonder if your past is keeping you from being your best right now, in the present. Past sins do that, you know. David Eckman writes, Sin walks us into…
Strolling through the mall one day, I caught sight of a T-shirt with a catchy slogan that read, "The future is so bright, I need shades." I couldn't help smiling.…
Usually we think of "patience" and "waiting" as passive terms. If you were to define waiting, you might say that waiting is "doing nothing until something happens." And you might…
A pastor tells about the time his young son burst into his office after the morning session at the church's preschool. "Here, Dad, this is for you," he said as…
In Robert Morgan's small but very practical book called The Red Sea Rules he tells about a time when he was exceptionally worried about a situation that faced him. While…
Years ago I noticed that a preacher had chosen as his sermon topic "God's Salad Bowl." When I saw the title, I wondered what on earth he was going to…