My friend recently attended a wedding with her granddaughter Bailey. My friend said to her granddaughter, "During the ceremony, we'll go to the front for the blessing."When the moment arrived,...
The little things always seem to make such a big difference. When I was young, growing up in a neighborhood of caring...
I try to be a good Christian at work. I try to follow Jesus' teachings. I try to model humility, kindness, and compassion. I try to buy a box of Thin Mints whenever...
I spent three years of my corporate career in the marketing department of a large children's hospital—a department of more than twenty...
It’s not hard to find creative energy at work in our world. If you want a real challenge, try to find a...
Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Billy Graham. I was one of possibly eight or ten people having a meal with him in a hotel restaurant. ...
A child once drew a picture of a tiny boat on a raging sea and wrote underneath: “Dear Lord, be good to...
Undaunted and cheerful (not always the case), I prepared paella for the 40 members of our youth group and their parents. As...
Our human sense of justice and God's sense of mercy aren't even on the same page. That's one thing we can learn from the most familiar story in the Bible, the parable of...
The parable of the talents from Matthew tells the story of three servants who receive different, but generous, sums of money from their master. The first servant is given 5 talents (a talent was...
Gene Stallings is a former defensive backfield coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Once, after a game against the Washington Redskins, Stallings overheard two of his players talking: Charlie Waters and...
About the time she was starting her own family, Joy Jordan-Lake assigned her college writing class—rows of...
I like Bob Dylan. Sometimes, approximately 18% of the time, I actually understand what he is saying. In 1979, he said "You gotta serve somebody." He was right. The question is not whether we...
It began like any other monthly meeting of our condo association. Then a local real estate developer who had requested time on the agenda dropped the bombshell: He wanted to buy out all 77 condo...
I remember the day clearly. I was a counselor at a youth camp on the first day of a new session, enjoying the excitement of my campers as they unpacked and picked bunks...
Read Numbers 11:10-17 . ...
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the humble; do not claim to be wiser than...
I had taught regular and honors English in Texas Public schools for several years. My regular English students were smart kids, but...
