My wife’s birthday is September 22. Recently, I asked her where she wanted to go for a weekend. Her reply was wonderful, and I need to share it. She said she wanted to visit her mother who is over 90 years old and lives in Sanford, N.C. Carolyn and her mother talk almost every day, […]
Have you ever wondered why you were put on this earth? Have you ever thought about what God’s purpose is for you? Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. I just read about a new kind of light bulb that will stay bright for six hours after the power goes […]
For the past week, all we have heard about on TV is Hurricane Dorian. We’ve heard how it ripped the Bahamas apart. We have seen what 225 mph winds can do. We have seen what a tidal surge does as it covers the entire island. My prayers have been for all the people on the […]
Three years ago in November, I had bacterial meningitis. It was a sickness like none I had ever had. I was in the hospital on life support for eight days. The doctors told my wife every day that I wouldn’t make it through the night. About the eighth day, my white blood cell count came […]
When was the last time you were totally exhausted? I recall preaching three times on a Sunday morning and being so tired that all I wanted was my “lazy-boy.” I remember telling someone in one of my churches that I would be less tired if I chopped wood. A few weeks later I heard someone […]
I recently read an article about a teacher who went to a funeral for one of her former students. At the funeral, someone read a short story about what they found in this person’s wallet. It was an assignment the teacher had given her students a long time ago asking students to write something good […]
In his book The Call, Os Guinness describes a moment when Winston Churchill, on holiday with friends in the south of France, sat by the fireplace to warm himself on a cold night. Gazing at the fire, the former prime minister saw pine logs “crackling, hissing and spitting as they burned. Suddenly, his familiar voice […]
I have a friend who lost a grandchild. The young man died because of an overdose. I have a former church member who also just lost her son to a drug overdose. What is happening to us? Drug addiction is so widespread that it seems to be attacking us from all sides. Drug addiction is […]
Since moving to Glen Allen, we get to see our grandchildren often. They love to play hide and seek. Since there are all kinds of hiding places in our house, they have fun going all over the place trying not to be seen. Recently, one of them hid in a closet where the air conditioning […]
In Harrisonburg, VA, some farmers plant sunflowers and then put up a sign saying “Take as Many as You Want!” It’s amazing what an acre of sunflowers looks like when they are in full bloom. People from everywhere will come to pick sunflowers. It’s a joy to see this and think about the joy these […]