Hear the Ocean in a Seashell
A tourist stood for long periods of time upon the beach, facing away from the ocean, pressing a seashell against his ear. The water lapped at his feet, the sun…
A tourist stood for long periods of time upon the beach, facing away from the ocean, pressing a seashell against his ear. The water lapped at his feet, the sun…
When we tell ourselves "I can never change,"or "That will never happen," we presume too much and believe too little. In Jesus Christ, God renders all of our final conclusions premature. Through…
One day I needed a flashlight to shed some light on a drip in the cabinet beneath my sink. I found a flashlight I hadn’t used in almost two years. …
Some time ago a newspaper in England asked this question: "Who are the happiest people on earth?" These were the four prize-winning answers: • A craftsman or artist whistling over a…
A hundred feet above the Apurimac River, near the remote village of Huinchiri, Peru there is a suspension bridge that connects the Limi-Cuzzo Road. It has been there since the…
There was a mother mouse who decided to teach her little mice about the world. So she gathered all of her little ones and set out for a walk. They…
The late Roman Catholic priest and prolific writer on the spiritual life, Henri Nouwen (1932-1996), felt God call him from his faculty position at Yale University to live with the poor…
Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over our nation's deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But…