How many people does it take to make your Christmas?
Three boxes of piping hot pizza just delivered took up prominent space on the long table almost in the middle of the local Starbucks. Next to the […]
22
Dec
2012
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James Scott, Jr.
22
Dec
2012
You are not a tree …
Hymns have quickly gone by the wayside in many churches, but perhaps at some time you stumbled across this old one with the words, “Just like a […]
21
Dec
2012
All tied down …
The circus had come to town and a local resident decided to attend the show. As the man was passing some elephants tethered outside the big tent, […]
20
Dec
2012
Entertained with the ugly …
The recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, brought out the philosopher in many of us. We were tempted to look for the motivation behind something so evil, and […]
20
Dec
2012
Whatever you say …
Put yourself in Mary’s shoes. You’re a teenage girl. You’re engaged to be married to the man of your dreams. You’re in love, and the thrill of […]
19
Dec
2012
If hell could speak …
Too few Christians today know anything of the courage and boldness the likes of the Apostle Paul … “For I am not ashamed of this Good News […]
18
Dec
2012
What are these strings for?
That which you may call love but to which you attach strings isn’t really love. Nothing illustrates that reality like the story of the blind girl who […]
18
Dec
2012
Has anyone ever called you this?
If a friend was thanking you for your kindness and friendship, how would they describe you? I was reading the comments of one person to another a […]
17
Dec
2012
When prayer isn’t enough …
Prayer isn’t enough when … … you have hands and won’t use them to serve others … … you have legs and will not use them to […]
16
Dec
2012
Breaking the silence …
As soon as the words left my friend’s mouth, the handful of us sitting there listening to him all smiled. That’s because we knew this was, once […]