“It just ain’t fair!” Audrey whined. “Why does Malika get to have someone take notes for her, but the rest of us have to do our own?” Mr. Kovaks looked around at the eighth-grade class. Some nodded their heads in agreement; others looked away in embarrassment. He glanced over at Malika, who had been blinded …
I recently saw a photo of a young woman who was living on the streets, holding up a sign for passing motorists which read, “I used to be Somebody!”. As I pondered the words on her sign it occurred to me that it’s possible she had been discarded by others, disenfranchised, without worth. It is …
I never wanted to be a teacher. When I was in college, it seemed that every time someone asked me what I hoped to do with my degree, despite my practiced reply, the conversation always ended with the inquirer saying, “You wait; you’ll end up teaching.” Every time that happened my insides locked up and …
The eye chart is a modified quote from Henry David Thoreau. [If you need help reading it, the quote is at the bottom of the article] The gospel of Luke, chapter 4, speaks of a time when Jesus was healing all manner of disease (physically, mentally and spiritually), and of the exorcism of demons it …
Mindy Tyson McHorse, in an article for American Writers and Artists, Inc., has compiled a list of desires people have. Here are just a few, broken down by category. Material Things included… A big house, a nice car, fashionable clothes and an attractive spouse Self-Confidence Things included… To neither look nor feel fat, to eat …
I want to spend some time talking about an area of my life I’m struggling with: being bored. I believe it is of epidemic proportions in the world today and I, for one, want to lay it at the Cross. I hope you find the following helpful, insightful, and life-changing. * * * Perhaps you’ve …
David bar (son of…) Jesse, God’s chosen king of Israel, is known as “a man after God’s own heart”. (1 Samuel 13:14) Many people immediately wonder “how can this be?”, especially in light of David’s greatest sins; namely, an adulterous affair with Bathsheba, the murder of her husband Uriah, and his willful obfuscation of these …
A dear friend of mine went to be with his LORD several years ago. This post was written very shortly after his journey from death-to-Life. __________ When I first met him, he was a very young seminary student. His passion for God, and all things good, was readily apparent, and over time I grew in …