The Kindness of Strangers

by | Dec 9, 2010 | mercy, The Bible

Penny plates amaze me. I’m talking about those receptacles we find at every store, cafe, gas station, and post office out here in the country. People routinely drop in spare change to help their fellow man. Then, at the gas station, if you miscalculate the final...

For Such a Time as This

by | Nov 28, 2010 | The Bible, work

When King Solomon got ready to build the Temple, he followed his father’s instructions and wrote to their mutual friend, King Hiram of Tyre. “I’m ready to buy some lumber,” Solomon said. “My dad made a deal with you several years ago,...

Remember Who You Are

by | Oct 9, 2010 | family, The Bible

I’ve been reading the Book of Chronicles this week. It is easy to get bogged down in that one. (The two books were originally one.) All those lists of names I can’t pronounce! So, I stopped reading and asked God, “Why did you include this in the...

Keeping the Faith

by | Aug 30, 2010 | family, The Bible

I have started the last two Sundays by driving thirty miles through the country to take my mother-in-law to services at what used to be her home church. At ninety, she doesn’t have much control over her own life anymore. She makes her home in the spare rooms of...

Faithful Friends

by | Jun 8, 2010 | family, mercy, The Bible

Here is something I love. David and Bathsheba named their third son Nathan. These are not people I know on Facebook. I’m talking about David the ancient King of Israel and his wife, Bathsheba. If you have never read their story, flip to the book of Second Samuel in...