It was Monday morning and I was feeling on top of the world: no calls of distress and the pile of paperwork was finally beginning to shrink. Then came the shrill ring of the phone. “Mr. Davies, this is the high school. Your son is not in school today.” “You Read more…
Tolstoy wrote about an honest and hardworking Russian peasant who spent the night in a local inn. A man was killed and the murderer placed the weapon in the bag of the sleeping peasant. The police discovered it and put the hapless peasant in jail. For twenty-six years the peasant Read more…
As we gathered, the teacher instructed each of us to choose a partner. “One of you will be blindfolded and the other will be a guide,” he added. Everything went black as I slipped on the blindfold and allowed my partner to nudge me forward and lead me by the Read more…
An investor once asked the following question: “If I wanted to invest one million dollars in a church, which one would you say is the right choice for me?” For the first time in a long time, I was caught speechless. I finally had to admit that I had no Read more…
In Part one, overwhelmed by email requests for prayer, I desperately prayed for God’s help and sought scriptural guidance. That’s when I discovered the story of a Roman officer who taught us all a lesson in faith, “Just say the word from where you are, Jesus, and my servant will Read more…
Problems have the potential to become opportunities for growth. Well, I had a problem — I encouraged visitors to our Sowing Seeds of Faith Website to share their concerns through an interactive web page, entitled “Prayer Needs.” Over the next few weeks, I received nearly one hundred requests for prayer Read more…
Sometimes, You Just Have to Laugh “Are there any prayer needs today?” I asked during a worship service. One person mentioned a neighbor who was sick. Another spoke of a couple with financial problems. A young man asked us to pray his grandmother. I said, “If there are no other Read more…
To get there you just have to know how to get there. It’s located on an old road that used to be beside another road, now an interstate. Once there you will stand in line for at least fifteen to thirty minutes. If you’re lucky enough to get a table, Read more…