A funny story

September 4, 2023 | 36 comments

A reader sent me this story. There was a Scottish house painter named Smokey MacGregor who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit

Escape the prison house

August 31, 2023 | 27 comments

Have you ever felt like you’re locked up in a prison? Not necessarily a county jail or state penitentiary, but perhaps an emotional, financial, or career prison, a mental or physical place that seems impossible to escape? If so, there’s

Feeling the certainty of God’s care

August 30, 2023 | 20 comments

The weather changes, the economy prospers for a while, slips into recession and then rebounds, people’s attitudes jump from ecstasy to despondency, and the pet cat may be in a cooperative mood or not. There are many uncertainties about mortal

Silencing sighs and groans

August 29, 2023 | 18 comments

Sighs and groans are the language of faultfinders. ~ James Lendall Basford Rather than focusing on faults and finding reasons to “sigh and groan,” look for something positive happening. Look for reasons to rejoice!