“There’s your curb of shame Bill!” My friend riding on the bike next to me laughed as he pointed to the spot on the street where a few weeks earlier I had fallen off my bike and sprained my wrist. My friend is a pastor — he saves his compassion for other people! All teasing…
I met Lisa (not her real name) because her husband insisted that she talk with me. He said she had a drinking problem. Of course, she thought he was crazy! Lisa was raised by a Baptist pastor. She was religious and she was also a good mother to her school-aged girls – except when she was…
Thank you Lord that “By the word of your lips… My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped” (Psalm 17:4-5). I experienced the truth of David’s words on a rainy morning earlier this week. The rain had stopped and the sun was shining so I got out my bike to do…
In “A Little Bunny and a Big Peach” I shared the story about the baby bunny in our backyard and how much she enjoyed the fresh peach we fed her. I invited my readers to pray with me that we’d delight in Jesus like she delighted in the peach. So many people thanked me for…
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God is love. Jesus shows us this. The Bible spells this out. And everyday God shares His love with us in so many ways. Tragically, there are many people, who can’t seem to grasp God’s love because, as the pop song says, “They’re looking for love in all the wrong places.” They’re in the grip…
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Millions of people use the Internet compulsively. Internet Addiction Services estimates that 6 to 10% of Internet users are addicted. Addicted to the Internet? Yes. It’s a New World Today we have so many ways to connect online: televisions, desktop computers, lap tops, tablets, and smart phones. It seems the Internet is everywhere we go. Within…