We were sitting together at the bereavement meal after the funeral. It was Caroline’s sister-in-law who had passed this time—another one from that group of people we’ve named, “The Greatest Generation.” Lori and I had joined Caroline and her family at their table, reminiscing her husband’s life, while at the same time mourning the loved …
In his book of devotions, Year of Restoration, author John Eldredge, tells of knowing a man who was fired from his job at a Christian high school because one of the church elders saw him purchasing cigarettes. Though he was the best teacher they had, they smugly canned him. “What is even more diabolical is the pleasure …
My Uncle Leo never cared much about football, and his cavalier attitude to the game would test the patience of us who revered college football on Saturdays as much as we did the King James Bible and momma’s pot roast on Sundays. “I know who is gonna win this game,” he would say as we …
A little boy, in trouble with his mother, decided to run away from home. He took off down the sidewalk on his tricycle. A neighbor soon observed him coming past every 10 or 15 minutes. So, the neighbor stopped the little guy: “Billy, why are you going around and around the block on your trike?” …
My favorite children’s story when I was a kid was the “Little Engine That Could.” I made my mother read that one to me, over and over, until I’m sure she was muttering, “Oh Lord, not again,” when I asked for her to read it “one more time.” Do you remember it? A little blue …