The High Cost of Fear

  Watching the gondolas swing back and forward in the wind in the French Alps, I opted not to travel to the top of the mountain to see the view. The tour guide told me how beautiful the view was from the top, but I was too scared to ride the gondolas. I told her... Continue Reading →

Restoration after Suffering

Corrie had a wonderful ministry, traveling around the world, telling of the amazing things God had done. Then one day, she woke up with God saying, “Germany.” She said, No, God, don’t you remember all the awful things they did? How I suffered and how my sister and father suffered and died at the Nazi’s... Continue Reading →

Righteous and Evil simultaneously

I sat across the living room from the older Hindu gentleman. This was while living in Kenya Africa. We had been having an interesting, free-flowing discussion. He had shown himself to be well educated which always enlivens the conversation. At one point, I mentioned how, if you are praying and see a pretty woman and... Continue Reading →

Seeking My Best

The Black man, Tom, glared at me across the dinner table. He growled, “You are prejudiced. If two white men were fighting, you might break them up. If a White and a Black were fighting, you might even break them up, cause one is white, but if two blacks were fighting, you would never break... Continue Reading →

Painful Fellowship

Everyone from the singles class at church was over. Suddenly we heard an eerie voice, “Go away, everyone go away!” Everyone stopped partying and began praying. I, instead, headed for a bedroom. I turned on the light switch, but it didn’t work. Charlie was standing in the dark, gesticulating madly. Was he armed with a... Continue Reading →

Skittish and Untamed

"Bang", I heard the front door.  Getting up I heard Harold say "Charlie you need, 'Bang" (softer) to repent." By now, I was flying. "Bang" went the front door a third time. I could follow Harold by the sound of his lecturing.  Catching him, I convinced this hard line Christian to turn around and let... Continue Reading →

Misunderstood Forgiveness

Marriage is like these fishermen, teamwork built from years of working together.  What do you do when your partner decides to move on?  What if they do it in the most hurtful way possible?  What if your child uses drugs and steals from and endangers you?  There are many other scenarios that leave us angry... Continue Reading →

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