There’s the story of a guy who was taking the Amtrack train across the southwest and just loving the desert  scenery. When all that could be seen from the passenger car was sandy dirt, scrub brush and...  Read More

The church service was over yesterday, and some folks wanted to talk or ask questions, and I always plan to just  hang out for a bit to get to talk to each one. The last two were a dad and a young boy...  Read More

I went to see an old friend today. He was in the hospital, and they said that there was no more they could do to  restore him to health and so they were just making him comfortable. When I walked into...  Read More

Have you ever seen a bracelet or a T-shirt or hat with the letters WWJD? It is What Would Jesus Do? But do  you know where that came from? There was a book written by Charles Sheldon back in 1896 abou...  Read More

He had been successful as an illustrator for advertising and didn’t need to branch out, but he loved funny  illustrations and wanted books to go with them. So he wrote a kids book about his hometown a...  Read More

I was reminded of the story of the young man who wanted to become a missionary and was sent for an  interview by a person who had been one for many years. He called the man and he was told to arrive a...  Read More