It is said that long-time actress and comedian Gracie Allen once received a small, live alligator as a gag. Not knowing what to do with it, Gracie placed it in the bathtub and then left for an appointment. When she returned home, she found this note from her maid: “Dear Miss Allen: Sorry, but I […]
I remember my friend Joey telling me about a sign that he saw in the woods of the North Carolina mountains. It read, “Stewardship Forest.” Now typically, when we think about stewardship, we think about money, right? At least in church circles. But the concept of stewardship is much greater than that. It is the […]
I recently read the story of a young boy who asked his older sister a question about God. “Susie, can anybody ever really see God?” “Of course not, silly,” she replied. “God is so far up in heaven that no one can see God.” Sometime later the boy came to his mother with the same […]
Psalm 78 reads, “I will utter (these) sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from our children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord… so that they should set their hope in God.” I’m […]
In the Hebrew scriptures, there is an interesting passage in the book of Ezra (chapter 3). The people are rebuilding the Temple after years of exile. As they do so, they find they are threatened by the neighboring tribes, and they are terrified. Their response to this dread is to set up an altar and […]
In the novel Great Expectations, Charles Dickens wrote one ending, then another alternative ending. After reading the novel, you can choose which you like better. An author can do this. Whatever the course of his or her story has been, they can play around with alternative endings. In real life, however, you and I can’t […]
I invite you to close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths. Now, try and call to mind the most beautiful thing you saw last week? Now, imagine the most important person – or people in your life. Take just a minute and say thank you to God. Consider for just a minute […]
Today I would like to say a special word of thanks to those of you who have supported the Dial Hope Foundation with a financial donation. Your gifts make this ministry possible! If you also would like to donate to Dial Hope, please visit our website at www.dialhope.org. It’s been said that in the 1400s […]
I once heard a story about how police stopped a teen-age girl in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, after complaints that a car had been seen going around her neighborhood in reverse for some time. The girl told police that her parents had let her use the car, but she had put too much mileage on it. […]
Yesterday I shared a story told to me by Peggy Donaldson. She also told me a story from a sermon she once heard. The pastor told about being on vacation with his wife and son. They were walking along a shopping district, looking in windows and enjoying the day. Their son, who was about 9, […]
