The lion is supposed to be the king of beasts. If there was a king of birds, I think it would have to be the eagle. I remember one point in our Native American ministry when we had arrived on this reservation. And as we were praying and preparing for our outreach...

Our friend told us that their youngest child, Ralphie, was like “Mr. Christmas” at their house. Very early every Christmas morning, he was everyone’s alarm clock to get up and get going on those presents. That’s what made this one Christmas...

The little kid with the round head and the pitiful tree! He’s become a regular part of America’s Christmas. Our kids watched “The Charlie Brown Christmas” when they were little, and that thing’s been around so long, their kids love it...

My wife had gotten a really nice wedding gift for our friend. This beautiful little serving dish and some cut glass and some silver. One of those things people get only at their wedding, usually. Well, here’s the problem. The girl had been married for four...

I met Gary when we were both working with our local high school football team. He was a coach. I was the football. No, actually I was sort of an unofficial chaplain for the team. Gary was basically a happy guy, pretty laid back. Until “they” come up in...