How could we have known what was coming? That hot July day in 1978 held blue skies, dotted only with wisps of cloud. Everything was quiet–a peaceful summer’s day. We played in the neighborhood from early morning. Just after lunch, a neighbor spotted the funnel cloud in those otherwise blue ...
Read More »April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month; Is Anybody Listening
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. There has been much research that has identified the factors known to prevent and reduce child abuse and neglect. There is one thing all man’s research does not identify. They fail to identify why abuse happens. It is because of sin. Is anybody listening ...
Read More »True Colors
“When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.” Maya Angelou Everyone has a bad day from time to time. Our temper flares, we can’t resist gossip’s temptation, jealousy rears its head, or we tell a lie. But behavior patterns are a different matter be they positive ...
Read More »The Healing Touch of the Master
A daddy with a dying little girl. A religious leader whose very position contradicted his daughter’s illness. He had studied the Holy Scriptures. He advised people every day on how to turn their problems over to God. He taught the people to have faith. To live holy, righteous lives, yet ...
Read More »Have You Looked into the Eyes of Jesus?
Caught in the very act of adultery, she was a woman condemned to death. Hauled through the streets and thrown into the dirt by the elders, the woman glanced at the Teacher. Instead of the traditional stoning, they were calling for HIM to condemn her and then cast the first ...
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