"I think I'm about to lose my job," a friend told me, "The writing is on the wall." "Goodness, I'm so sorry," I said. "If that happens, just remember that God has a plan for your life." After a long pause he said, "I don't believe in God. I think man invented a god to...
While I was taking a walk in the park, I noticed a pair of swans just over the fence. They were drinking water from a stream which flowed down from the hills above the town. The water was fresh and clean. The swans had been swimming around in the sea which is salt...
Have you ever picked seashells by the seashore? If so, then you're aware that many of the shells can be in small pieces, broken and crushed. You might even be lucky enough to find a shell that is absolutely perfect, undamaged and without blemish. Recently my wife and...
He is the king who reigns on high, But came to this world so that he may die; He was born as a babe in Bethlehem, But was destined to become The Great I Am; He taught in the temple as a youthful lad, But the words that he spoke made the Pharisees mad; He healed the...
I turned toward a new friend seated beside me during a writer's conference. "He's got to be kidding! Did I hear him right? Did he say what I thought he said?"Those questions ricocheted in this crazy chica's head when I heard him described what he did on the side.I let...
Christmas Eve was a special time for our family, a night of good food, family and a real Christmas tree that towered over brightly coloured packages of all sizes and shapes. There was even a gift for our dog, usually a rubber ball which he always seemed to find,...
"'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed--or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'"(Luke 10:41-42 NIV) It was Saturday morning and my cat, Roxy,...
Today's lesson from the Psalms is taken from Ps. 130: "From the depths of despair, O Lord..." (vs. 1a NLT) Do you feel as if you are in the depths of despair?Maybe the promised--and counted upon--raise didn't come through. Or perhaps you have just learned that your...
Just as Miss Anna Jarvis is credited for giving "birth" to "Mothers Day", Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd is credited for triggering an action that led to Father's Day becoming a U.S. national holiday. Her story began as she sat listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Mrs....
Coming to the second part of our "Soccer Sorcery" series, let us focus on the "Manager's role" in the game of Football. Instruction ... Unlike Cricket, where the captain is the one in charge of the team, the field manager, or "coach," is essentially the life essence...