A disclaimer is the fine print you see in a contract, the documentation which protects a manufacturer from lawsuits, and basically lets the contracting party off the hook when something goes wrong. So here’s the disclaimer today. No, I haven’t had my wife walk out on...
Cell phones are wonderful when they work, but when you are in an area where your signal is breaking up, it can be frustrating. You hear the person's voice fading in and out, but you keep talking, hoping that he or she is hearing you. Then, suddenly, you realize that...
Webster defines the word anomaly as "a deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal." Yet I can't think of a better word to describe why God chose to use some individuals who have neither education, good family connections, nor are particularly...
"I don't get mad—I get even!" reads the message on the bumper sticker. The taste of vengeance is so sweet—or is it? When the Japanese invaded China in World War 2, William's family was torn apart. His father was imprisoned and died there in what prison officials...
What do you do when your dreams are shattered and your prayers go unanswered? Or more specifically, what do you do when you pray and ask God for something and you don't get it? You prayed that God would help you win the game, but your team lost. You prayed that you...
One of the great but seldom used sources of power for God's children is that of prayer. It isn't that we don't believe in prayer or applaud those who do pray; it's that we seldom are convinced that it will work for us. When we are in grave danger, we pray, thinking,...
For 30 years a certain foreman worked for an employer who treated him honestly and fairly but never paid the man what he wanted. The foreman griped and complained, "He always wants my best work, and he's never satisfied." One day the owner of the company called in the...
Suppose the pastor of a large church divided up his flock into two groups, and instead of the normal “whatever they do” routine practiced on Sunday morning, he announced, “Half of you represent blessings, and the other half curses. Now, I’m going to read a list of...
The number one problem when it comes to family living isn't our failure to communicate, as important as that may be. Nor is it what takes place behind the bedroom door, or keeping our in-laws from becoming outlaws. The greatest, single problem facing families today is...
Tension itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Remember, the violin attains beauty in tone because of the tension of the strings as the bow gently glides across them; but too much tension will only snap the string. Stress. There are basically three responses to the...