Heart Warming

It is easy to harden our hearts.  We start thinking it’s safer to be seasoned and tough–thick skin will protect us from being hurt or feeling pain in the future.  It makes sense, right?  If we toughen up, then the pain, rejection and injustices won’t sting as much next time.  It’s a struggle, a ...

The house looked forgotten after 30 years sitting empty; a heap of ruins against the  afternoon sky.    Screens loosed from the front porch windows waved to us in the breeze, and  man-sized holes caved in parts of  the roof. Junk rested tiredly against the sides of the house. The beehive ...

For most of us, sharing our faith in Christ would be the last thing on our mind if someone was demanding our money and threatening to shoot us if we didn’t hand it over. But for 92-year-old Pauline Jacobi of Dyersburg, Tennessee, the opportunity to share her faith with the ...

Selah seems to have a heart much like what I imagine Jesus’ to be…giving, selfless, loving, exuberant, and full of faith.  I came upon this lovely story while perusing Moneysavingmom.com. Selah began her ministry of giving at a young six years old.  With no outside prompting, she informed her mommy ...

Did you ever hear of a dog riding on a bus or visiting someone in the hospital all by itself? In Seattle, Washington, Jeff Young has a black Labrador named Eclipse. The two often went to the dog park together on the city transit. That changed a few months ago ...