The story is told of a particular running of the Marathon in ancient Greece. As the time drew near for the long-distance race to begin, the muscular, conditioned runners paced nervously near the starting line. They shook out their muscles, […]
More often than I can count, people have brought me a Starbucks coffee. It is a very kind and generous action, and it shows me that they care about me. There’s just one minor problem. I don’t like coffee. I […]
Albert Einstein said, “Once a day, allow yourself the freedom to dream.” What do you suppose Einstein dreamed of? I would guess that a look at his life’s work and the contributions he made to physics would provide some clues […]
When comedian Bob Newhart stood in front of a live audience for the first time (it was at the Tidelands Motor Inn in Houston), he performed the only three comedy routines he had: one about Abe Lincoln, one about a […]
“Please….Mr. Lion….Aslan, Sir?” said Digory. “Could you….may I….please, will you give me some magic fruit of this country to make my mother well?” Digory, a child character in one of the C.S. Lewis Narnia books, had brought about much disaster […]
I’ve often been asked the question, “Why does God test us?” “Doesn’t God know everything already?” we wonder. “If so, why would He need to test us?” Well, first of all, consider when God tests us, it is not for […]
Do you trust God? Taking a leap of faith and learning to trust the Almighty is a means of drawing ever closer to God. But most of us grasp for control. We look for security, never realizing that the only […]
