Fulton Oursler, American journalist, novelist and playwright, wrote a beautiful Christmas story years ago that I would like to share with you today—A man named Pete was in his shop the day a little girl came to his door. The small front window was strewn with a disarray of old-fashioned things: bracelets, gold rings and necklaces.On this winter’s afternoon a week before Christmas, a child was stan...  Read More

A mother was excited to have several of her dear friends offer to come over and celebrate the recent arrival of her newborn son. She welcomed the friends on the appointed day as they gathered at her house, bringing with them food and drink, and then together they celebrated the happy event in her life.After a while, one of her friends said, “Bring the baby out so we can see him.” Immediately, the ...  Read More

I am reminded today of a story about a young teen who decided that his mother should pay him for doing chores around the house. He gave her a bill for his services. The note read:For washing the dishes – five dollarsFor cleaning my room – five dollarsFor hanging up my clothes – five dollarsFor mowing the yard –five dollarsMom, you owe me a total of 20 dollars! Now pay up!The mother left a 20-dolla...  Read More

As you know, Thanksgiving is an annual, national holiday in the USA and it comes around once again on Thursday. So on November 28, for this government sanctioned holiday, many will commemorate the day in various expressions of thanksgiving with family and friends. I think that is a good thing! However, I would remind you of another thing…There is a God-ordained day for thanksgiving, and it is ment...  Read More

There is a lesson we must learn as followers of Jesus and it is this: When pride is the problem, humility is the answer. Yet we would admit, as has been said, “There’s no lesson harder to learn than humility” (D.L. Moody). Despite the difficulty, it does not lessen our responsibility. We are called to a life of humility. Peter said, “All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, ...  Read More

The 1958 World Series matched the Yankees and the Braves. Hank Aaron stepped up to the plate and focused for the first pitch. However, hoping to distract him, Yogi Berra, the Yankee catcher, said, “Hank, your bat is turned the wrong way—you can’t read the brand.” Aaron’s reply was short and to the point, “I didn’t come up here to read!” Hank Aaron knew what he was there to do.It is good to know wh...  Read More