Today, I am deeply grateful for those of you who have supported the Dial Hope Foundation with a financial donation. Hope reaches others because of you. Thank you! While Victor Hugo was in enforced exile, persecuted by France, it is said that he would climb a cliff overlooking the harbor at sunset, select a pebble, […]
Leslie Weatherhead tells a parable of a little boy who ran from a witch who had turned herself into a cat. As the boy ran, he kept looking back fearfully over his shoulder. The first time the boy looked back, the cat was the size of a calf. The next time he looked, it had […]
In an old Cathy comic strip, Cathy is talking to her friend Charlene. Charlene says, “Irving’s been trying so hard, Cathy. You’re not even giving him a chance?” “Too late, Charlene. This… day, I’m re-committing to ME! taking Care of ME! Pursuing the needs and interests of ME! I’m finally liberating Me to be Me!” […]
The year that I taught High School in Jamaica, I remember attending a PTA meeting where a young student recited a testimony. I don’t know who actually wrote it. I’ve seen it other places since, but when I heard it in that setting, amidst great poverty, it hit me in the most profound way. She […]
C.S. Lewis once wrote: “The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists in shoving it all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other, larger, stronger, quieter […]
I was reminded recently that when Jesus taught the Lord’s prayer, he was teaching not only a prayer in itself, but also a pattern of prayer. Using Jesus pattern, I offer this prayer for you today: Our Father, who art in heaven, and who art on war torn battlefields, in joyful celebrations, in homes that […]
A story is told about a cowboy who was driving down a dirt road out west. His dog was riding in back of the pickup truck and his faithful horse was in the trailer behind. Failing to negotiate a sharp curve, the truck slid off the road and flipped over. A highway patrol officer came […]
Stanley Jones once wrote about a missionary who got lost in an African jungle with nothing around him but bush and a few cleared places. He happened to stumble across a local man living way out alone. He asked the man if he could help him find his way out, and the man agreed. So […]
S. I. McMillen once told a story of a young woman who was applying to colleges. While working on the application, her heart sank when she read the question, “Are you a leader?” Being both honest and conscientious, she answered, “No, I am not.” She returned the application, expecting the worst. However, much to her […]
There is a story about three friends who went deep-sea fishing. Suddenly a storm arose out of nowhere and it threatened to sink the boat before the friends could return to shore. Two of the men began to pray for deliverance, but the other man just sat there, watching the growing waves. His companions begged […]
