A few years ago I bought a red flowering crabapple tree and carefully planted it in our yard. But it didn't exactly thrive - in fact, one by one the leaves started dropping off! My husband failed to s...
A beautiful golden flower called the aconite blooms in early spring in England. Sometimes the meadows are carpeted with them. There is a legend that these flowers grew in England only where Roman sold...
The AP carried a very sad Spring break story. One person died and several others got sick after a tequila-drinking competition in Santo Domingo. The man who died was the winner of the contest. Rica...
A little girl was visiting her grandmother one beautiful spring morning. They walked out into grandmother's flower garden. As grandmother was inspecting the progress of her flowers the little girl dec...
The word Easter goes back to Eastre, which was the Teutonic spring goddess for whom sacrifices were offered in April. This provoked the faithful to make sure the date of Easter Day could be moved. The...
Ronald Meredith describes one quiet night in early spring: “Suddenly out of the night came the sound of wild geese flying. I ran to the house and breathlessly announced the excitement I felt. What is ...
Trendwatching.com (4-23-04) reports that, "High quality mattresses are 'hot' in the US, as cash-rich baby boomers flock to specialty stores to get the top in comfort for their aging bodies....
In the fourth year of his layoff from his job, Dad gave Mom a dishwasher for Christmas. You have to understand the magnitude of the gift: Our old house had its original wiring and plumbing, and neit...
Live What You Believe I clipped this interesting item from a local newspaper: "A bus driver became annoyed with his job because he had to wait 7 minutes after every run near an open field which 'litte...
John G. Paton, a missionary to the South Sea Islands, often lived in danger as he worked among the hostile aborigines who had never heard the Gospel. Three witch doctors claimed that they would kill P...
We take English for granted; but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it tha...
In the December 21, 2002 issue of World magazine, Gene Veith points out, "Critics of Christmas say that the Christian holiday is nothing more than the old pagan celebration of the winter solstice. . ....
In his book Falling in Love with Prayer (NexGen), Mike MacIntosh writes: "When I was a teenager I wanted so much to be accepted by my peers, and I decided that a foul mouth was a way to act like a man...
Here are some actual "gems" from church bulletins: 1. Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help. 2. Thursday night Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many ...
“My point is this: One of the best ways to develop your prayer life is to be attentive to the changes and growth that are occurring in your life as a result of prayer. The more you grow, the more you ...
Rick Whitter
Like farmers, pastors must know the purpose of their work, and we must be willing to do whatever it takes to produce disciples. Fulfilling the Great Commission is not an option for today’s church lead...