Monthly Archives: August 2011

I had a friend who worried about everything.   She worried about finding work; after she found a job, she worried about losing it.   She worried about being sick, growing old, her car breaking down, her kids getting sick—EVERY thing. Whenever … Continue reading →

One afternoon, a young mom baked cookies to take to the PTA open house. As she left to run some last minute errands, she told her husband to not eat the cookies.  She told him to tell their son to not eat any … Continue reading →

  One of the first decisions every person makes each day is “What am I going to wear?”  Wearing fashionable clothes and wanting to be attractive is not a sin when Godly standards are applied (Romans 13:14).    I love how … Continue reading →

Everybody knows what the greatest commandment is! Ask any child in Kid’s Church and they’ll quickly quote, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind”   “Like”, who wouldn’t love … Continue reading →

When a robbery takes place, the first thing the thief does is over power the victim. They tie them up, cover their eyes and tape their mouth shut! Once the thief has incapacitated them, he takes everything they have.   In … Continue reading →

   Remember when we were kids and something got broken; mom would say, ‘who did this?’  Our first response was to shout, “Not me!”  If mom persisted in finding out who had committed the offense, we’d point to somebody else … Continue reading →

Years ago, we rented a house from a retired minister. In the attic of our house, I found an old cardboard box.  Inside was a collection of diaries, written by the minister’s great great grandfather, who was a circuit riding … Continue reading →

My dear friend and I often meet for an unscheduled cup of coffee together. With our beverages in hand, we’ll talk about our day; share about adventures with our grandchildren, our kids and our pets. We’ll talk about flowers, birds, … Continue reading →

A Pastor friend of mine made a great illustration.  He held up a pan of homemade brownies, saying that his wife’s brownies were the best anybody made. But, he continued, “this particular pan is different.”   To check the brownies’ doneness, … Continue reading →