Corporate prayer was scheduled at church for Saturday morning in June 2019. A visiting evangelist was going to lead a group from the church in a community soul-winning outreach after prayer. Her product table was set up in the lobby, and I stopped to browse at the conclusion of the prayer meeting. I was amazed Read More …
Sharing Memories
Many years ago, my daughter and I were shopping one Saturday afternoon. Our purchases in hand, we approached the car in the parking lot and discovered a flat tire. The pleasure of the day drained out of me in that moment. I exhaled a deep sigh as my daughter phoned her brother for help. He Read More …
Walk Of Faith
Prior to meeting Scott, the only Goshen I knew of was an ancient city in Egypt where Joseph brought his family to save them from the ravages of famine. I was surprised when Scott revealed that he lived in Goshen, Indiana. I had no knowledge of Indiana, as I had not traveled to that area Read More …
Compassion
In the middle of June, I came home from work one Friday evening feeling tired and rundown. I attributed this to lack of sleep, and I determined to set my bedtime earlier to rise refreshed in the mornings. That weekend I stayed in and rested, all day Saturday and Sunday. I still did not feel Read More …
Love Served At The Cafe
The details remained vivid after I awoke from a dream that Wednesday morning in October 2017. There was one single image–the face of a stranger. His light blue eyes were focused directly at me. I studied his features. His skin was pale. I could not see any hair and assumed he was bald. The lips Read More …
Identity
While I was writing “Showered By Grace”, God ministered to me in many ways. He began to prepare me for possible reactions to my story once the book was published in the fall of 2015. I understood that these responses would repeat themselves in the future as the story reached more eyes. Even with the Read More …
Prayers
I have one single photo of my grandmother from my father’s side of the family. My older cousin, Charles, has spent several years researching the family history, and he shared this image with me recently. I had never seen a picture of her and did not know much about the woman who was my grandmother. Read More …
Christmas Blessings
Prior to the holiday season, my daughter and I had planned for me to spend Christmas in Memphis. My son would be traveling into town as well and I was looking forward to enjoying time with my precious grandson. As the holiday moved closer, circumstances changed, forcing us to cancel my visit. Suddenly, almost at Read More …
More Like Christ
Because we have received the love of God, you and I are a loving model of His love. We give freely of our heart, without thought of acknowledgement, reward, or return. We love when it is not reciprocated, when the love is unwanted or not appreciated. We love when the sacrifice to do so is misunderstood Read More …
Unknown Visitor
While driving home from Ohio in the evening on Thanksgiving, I became aware of a noise that sounded like it was coming from the right rear wheel. Immediately I began to imagine the worst case scenarios. I was driving 70 mph on the interstate and I wondered if I needed to get off the road, Read More …