My mind has a hard timing thinking about how many people there are walking the earth. I find myself thinking about these things often, particularly when I am with large crowds. At the State Fair, for example, sometimes I try to imagine how many people have walked down the same path I’m…
Read more“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” Hebrews 6:15 Living in California, we don’t have tornado warnings because we don’t have tornadoes. If we did, I would have had a doozy of a warning come in last week. My life has been like fast and furious…
Read moreKindness seems to be lost these days. The other day, I was driving my car doing errands and I noticed how rude many drivers are. Everyone seemed to be in a rush. As I tried to navigate into the next lane of traffic, would anyone let me in? No way! And then I found…
Read more“The church should care for any widow who has no one else to care for her. But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God very much.” 1…
Read moreWhen we first moved into our house over twenty-five years ago, I planted a little rose bush by the garage. It did fairly well the first year, but I don’t think it was an ideal spot because it began to fail bit by bit, year after year. Every spring I…
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