It is four o’clock in the afternoon and the phone rings as Brandi is stepping into the shower. A quivering and panicked voice stammers, “I lost my engagement ring. I have looked for it all day. I went back to the bank, to the school, every place I have been…
Read morePsalm 116:5 (New International Version) The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Last night I did a rare and crazy thing. I stayed up half the night reading. It takes a remarkable story to keep me turning pages into the wee hours of the morning.…
Read moreIsaiah 66:2b (New Living Translation) “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.†I live with a 91-year-old man. He is overweight and sits with his legs apart so his belly can hang between them. He has bad breath, feeble legs, and a…
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