I had a chore this morning that needed two extension cords for extra distance. I plugged them in and started across the yard. However, I ran out of cord before arriving at my destination. Looking back to see what was wrong I discovered instead of...
Lots of prayers and some very good doctors have been responsible for my recovery from leukemia. I am going on three years of excellent health for which I am deeply grateful. However, there have been some undesirable remnants. One of which is I have been...
This afternoon I called one of those Papa places to order a pizza. I told the girl I wanted a large with two toppings and asked her the price. She told me it was $16.00. I then said I was sure she could offer me...
One very pleasant evening I walked down a street in Honduras and passed house after house watching American television plucked from satellites. A few years later I sat in Moscow, Russia and watched the Today show while I was having breakfast. It does not matter...
I received a pamphlet today from the Audubon Society telling me how to attract birds to my yard. Numbers one through three are to provide food, water and shelter. This isn’t much different from evangelism. We want to draw people to to our churches and...
The art of preaching is the art of motivation. One can move a crowd with fear, another can do it with pride, another can motivate with love. If you have attended church much in your life you will have heard all three. Perhaps some of...
There is a bank in our city advertising on a billboard with huge letters beside the face of a pretty lady, “Banking should be about a relationship not about transactions.” REALLY! So it doesn’t matter if they make mistakes on my monthly statement, it only...
Shakespeare said it so well. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. . .” We are moms and dads, students and teachers. The...
So I know this guy who I think is a bit strange. Actually all of us are strange to someone. But I mean really strange. His wife is newly pregnant and he is throwing up in the mornings. I’m watching him to see if he...
The human mind is an amazing organ that can instantaneously render a decision using a host of different ideas. It is done with computer-like speed when there is no time to reflect on the fruit of the options available. Many years ago while I was...