Have you ever been around someone who has a tendency to be the downer at the party? How about the person who lashes out at you with their words even though you have done nothing to deserve what is being said? No matter what you try to say or do ...
Read More »Our Hope: Jesus Is Compassion
“And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.” Luke 7:12 (NKJV) When I look at artists’ renderings of Jesus, ...
Read More »True Love And Fairy Tales
We all love a fairy tale ending. We love a good mystery where the villain isn’t revealed until the end. A great epic will captivate us to see if our hero’s bravery will win out. True love is not a fairy tale. It is not a mystery unrevealed, nor is ...
Read More »New Lease on Life At A Yard Sale
“Christ has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” 1 John 4:21 (NIV) I love yard sales! There is no telling what treasures one may find among another person’s junk. But one man found something quite unexpected–a new lease on life. Don Herbert is a ...
Read More »Married to a Stranger
It’s the coined “date night”. A sitter has been hired, and you’ve been looking forward to getting out of the house for some adult conversation. Across the table sits your spouse conversing with one-syllable responses and limited eye contact. You fight back the urge to pick up your cell phone. Glancing ...
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