There are things in our memories that time does not erase, they are as strong today as they were when they were laid down. I spoke to someone on her sixtieth wedding anniversary and she said she remembered her vows as though she had taken them this morning. Her...

I remember one of my first desires. It was for a doll I had seen in a Grace Brothers catalogue that came in the mail once or twice a year. It was the perfect doll and it bespoke companionship to an only girl on an isolated farm. My longing for the doll seemed to fall...

Those who taught us to drive warned us all the time to "watch the road". Even though the road into the area is good, wide enough for two-way traffic and fully sealed, there are hills and valleys to negotiate with care. There are adjoining roads that look more...

Years ago there was a small theme park called “The Land of Oz” which was on the side of a mountain owned by the Beech Mountain ski resort in western North Carolina. You would wait outside Aunt Em’s house and when the right number of people had gathered, a girl who...

“'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, "Go, throw yourself into the sea," and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask...

"Today is the day I have been waiting for," wrote an unknown author. "All my life has been spent in preparation for it. Yesterday and tomorrow are faraway nothings - the one a faint memory, the other a vague promise. But this is my day. It offers all that God has to...

"We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.  He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him." (1 John...

"...meant it for evil, but God meant it for good..." (Genesis 50:20) Ever wonder why things seem to go wrong when you are trying to do everything right? Chances are it has nothing to do with you. Every time things happen, that the enemy means for bad in your life, God...

"I will go before you and will level the mountains" (Isaiah 45:2) "I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:19) "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." (Exodus 33:14) So the blob of ant poison was right smack in the...

"My soul finds rest in God alone...my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken…he is my refuge." (Psalm 62:1-7) We were visiting from out of town and arrived a little before the service started at a church...