Deadly Activity
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his […]
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To The Music
Historian Randall Balmer tells a story about the time he and his wife took ballroom dancing lessons. They learned to count out the patterns of steps and tried to coordinate their feet, while at the same time remembering the sequence […]
My Messy House
Kathleen Norris tells a story of a little boy who wrote a poem called “The Monster Who Was Sorry.” The poem begins with a confession: he doesn’t like it when his father yells at him. The monster’s response is to […]
New Year’s Resolutions
We are almost to the beginning of the New Year, 2024! It seems impossible to me that we have already moved so far into the new millennium. It seems like just yesterday that preachers were hysterically warning congregations about the […]
Stars of Wonder
God moves in mysterious ways. The Christmas event gives us the best opportunity see the truth of this cliché through the roles played by the cast of characters in the story. Like shooting stars, many of the characters enter and […]
The Christmas Truce
In the final weeks of 1914, German and British troops were engaged off and on in battle, as they were stationed a few hundred yards apart on the Western Front. With Christmas approaching, the young soldiers were ready for relief. […]
Telling Stories
Frank Boreham’s childhood brimmed with storytelling. They called it “The Hassock Hour,” which came on Sunday evenings and commenced at their mother’s feet. Kneeling on hassocks beside her, Frank and his nine siblings heard storytelling as children that rivaled everything […]
Adding Days to Life
In his book Mojo, executive coach Marshall Goldsmith tells about research done by the company DDI, revealing that the average American worker spends 15 hours a month criticizing or complaining about their boss. Skeptical when he read the results of […]
Five Kernels of Corn
During this Thanksgiving season, our hearts and minds turn to the blessings that we have received. For most of us, they are abundant, and we have much for which to be thankful. But the enormity of the blessing is clearest […]
Thank God for Home
As we approach Thanksgiving week, my thoughts turn to the many blessings which God has bestowed upon me, not the least of which is the free country in which I make my home. George Shultz served as Secretary of State […]
