A motivational speaker once said there are two kinds of people in this world: those who say “whatever” and those who say, “whatever it takes.”  “Whatever” is the response of the shrug. It’s a…

Jesus discovered that only by turning to God when the crowds were pressing so hard against him could he ever hope to maintain a sharp focus on his true reason…

We live in a hi-tech, fast paced, workaholic world where no one rests. We are constantly on the road, running errands, going places. We stuff ourselves with "fast food," overbook…

Several winters ago a poorly paid waiter in a major city found a briefcase containing cash and negotiables in a parking lot. No owner was in sight. No one saw…

There was a bride who was extremely nervous on her wedding day? She confided to her priest that she was not sure she could make it all the way down…

A certain Army Colonel had been a heavy drinker for 35 years. For all those years he had been angry - angry at everyone and everything. Finally, he encountered Christ…

The Ideal Toy Company had great success when they brought out the very first Teddy Bear way back in 1902!! The company continued to have a string of hits with…

A few years ago a teacher noticed one of her students, a shy young girl, was having trouble working out her arithmetic assignment.  The teacher went to the child quietly…

Have you ever had one of those days when you just feel miserable, awful, ornery, and grouchy?  Maybe something has happened to make you feel like you have the grumpies. Or maybe…

There were two paintings that hung side by side on the walls of a home.  One painting was of the figure in Jesus' story of the rich man whose crops…