November 13, 2008 | 3 comments
Last week I visited a Christian Scientist who is staying at a nursing home in my home town. When I was checking into the facility, the manager of the complex asked me if I would come to their next in-service
July 5, 2008 | 5 comments
Yesterday, we stopped at the local fire station to borrow a life jacket for a river outing my family was taking that afternoon. The fire department loans out jackets to community members as a public service and promotion of safety.
June 12, 2008 | 2 comments
IN STONE TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT. DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE. THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT
June 11, 2008 | 6 comments
A young woman went to her mother and complained that life was hard for her. She was tired of fighting and struggling. When one problem was solved, a new one appeared. She was ready to give up and quit trying.
May 31, 2008 | 1 comment
When my wife and I talked about what we’d do while in NYC for two days over Memorial Day weekend, it was tempting to lay out an itinerary of places we wanted to see, and then hoof it around from