To Love Mrs. Land (A Christmas Story)

She had a sort of contorted smile, but the youngins did not realize why. She was a wheelchair bound woman, probably in her 60’s, when their mom became a friend of hers and began to interact with Mrs. Land. All the girl and her brother knew was that they did not like her stories aboutContinue reading “To Love Mrs. Land (A Christmas Story)”

Memories of Christmases Past

Christmas always ignites vivid memories of Christmases past, so my mind is in memory mode as we fast approach another Christmas Day. One Christmas that was unforgettable to a six-year-old boy was when my parents decided I needed a doll for Christmas! You read that right, a doll! I am not sure why I wasContinue reading “Memories of Christmases Past”

It’s Thanksgiving Day!

It’s Thanksgiving Day! A blanket of snow spread lightly in traces, A world moving fast to all the old places; Cherished smiles on children’s sweet faces, Can it be, Thanksgiving again? Food in baskets, good things galore— Food enough for twenty and more! Cakes and pies, and who knew we were poor? Say, can itContinue reading “It’s Thanksgiving Day!”

What’s The ONE THING You Do?

“…But this one thing I do…I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil.3:13) Many will never succeed in life at what they do because their attitude is not like Paul’s who with single-heartedness said, “This one thing I do….” Many will not succeed because theyContinue reading “What’s The ONE THING You Do?”

How To Be Happy Though Human

On September 14, 1982, the “story-book life” of Princess Grace Kelly, wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, came to a sudden, tragic end. On the day following her death, The Washington Post described Princess Grace as follows: “Absolutely beautiful; immaculate, perfectly groomed; a first-generation American beauty.” Most women so described, married to a prince,Continue reading “How To Be Happy Though Human”

Christian Fellowship—Vanishing Virtue

“One of the best ways to emasculate our faith is to cut ourselves off from other Christians.” Those words are a commentary on the 20th/21st century churches of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Church that Jesus promised to build, begun on the Day of Pentecost as recorded Acts 2, was birthed in “doctrine and fellowship,Continue reading “Christian Fellowship—Vanishing Virtue”