The Creator of Love
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with […]
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Arthur the King
After a stray dog in Ecuador met a team of four Swedish adventure athletes, he grew so attached to the squad that he ran for miles and swam long distances to keep up with them. The team chose to name […]
Unconditional Love (also called “Community”)
Ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of citizens in North Platte, Nebraska, heard a rumor that soldiers from their town, part of the Nebraska National Guard Company D, would be coming through on a troop train […]
We Just Did It!
No doubt you remember figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Although she won a silver medal in the Olympics, she is probably best remembered for her unfortunate experience with Tonya Harding. However, there is another part of Nancy’s life that is far […]
A Father’s Perfection
The documentary movie The March of the Penguins follows the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica on their incredible journey through ice and snow to mating grounds up to 70 miles inland. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this beautiful film captures the drama […]
Love The Ugly
If Eddy would have vanished from the face of the earth, all of us would have promptly written to our Congressmen and requested that day be named a national holiday. We would have named it “Good Riddance Day.” 1 Corinthians […]
God’s Nickname for You
I was only joking when I called him “Sparky,” but the name stuck. He and three other foreign exchange students from Japan had enrolled at my high school during my senior year, and Hasayuki wanted a new name. I remember […]
What’s on the Inside?
During my senior year of college, I had a killer schedule with early morning classes five days a week. So, every morning I would stumble into the bathroom and follow the well-worn trail from the day before. First, I would […]
Already Forgiven
My favorite text on forgiveness is the one in which God says, “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, and remembers your sins no more” (Is. 43:25 NIV). Do you know what this means? God has chosen […]
