"Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God. 8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love." (1 John 4:7,8)... It was a sweltering hot, Summer's day and I was...
King Bryan, I wonder how many people know who King Bryan is? He is the king of the leprechauns. I happen to know that because I recently watched an old favorite Disney movie called "Darby O'Gill And The Little People". One fine day while chasing a rainbow, Darby...
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'" (John 8:12) A few years ago the Florida Keys were devastated by a severe hurricane. It was shocking and terrible to see...
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13) I was 22 years old, sitting on my Mom’s couch, waiting for the kinks in my back to ease up.A lack of work and money had forced me, my wife, and our baby boy to move...
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18) I was sitting at the kitchen table finishing my morning oatmeal. A little taste of Autumn sadness had crept...
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3) The tree was smack downtown surrounded by a lot of concrete, stores, and cars, with roots going down into a tiny patch of dirt by the street. Right in the middle of the trunk was a hole, apparently...
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11) It definitely looked like winter...the foliage was off the trees, the bushes were bare, and things looked...
"Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." (1 John 4:11) Recently a kind lady found a six week old puppy abandoned in her driveway. It was skin and bones, covered in fleas, and close to death. It was beyond belief how anyone...
Over the years I have gotten so many letters and e-mails of appreciation for these simple stories I write. These letters always warm my heart. Once in a while, however, I get a letter from hurting soul who is angry with both God and life. I got one of these the other...
I blew kisses and waved good-bye at my two grandkids. They waved back from the back seat. “Remember,” I called out, “no more, no less.” In her high-pitched voice, my eight-year-old granddaughter called back, “No more, no less, Nana.” That’s our secret code. It began...