The Value of our Children

March 2, 2009The Value of our ChildrenAn article in this morning’s paper caught my eye. It seems that a Louisiana woman is “accused of trading two young children in her care for a pet cockatoo and $175 cash from a couple who had been trying for years to have their own...

Sarah

February 23, 2009SarahI spent the last week or so back in Memphis, Tennessee attending a conference for the leaders of an amazing mission organization known as NICS (The Network of International Christian Schools). With twenty some schools scattered around the world,...

Don’t Just Say Something

February 16, 2009Don’t just say something encouraging, do something!I have been blessed with a lot of good training in my Christian life. I have been mentored by some of the best “encouragers” in the world. And one of the primary lessons I have been taught had to do...

“Yet I Will…”

Monday, February 9, 2009“Yet I will…”I am disappointed. My Super Bowl team lost (great game though). Truth is, I have been disappointed before. I whined when my high school volleyball team didn’t win the city championship. I was devastated when John Wooden’s reign was...

Perseverance Counts!

January 26, 2009Perseverance Counts!I confess to being a sports junkie. I was raised with a dad and two brothers who loved sports. I either got on the band wagon or I would have nothing to contribute to dinner time conversations! (Not quite…we fussed about politics...

Basic Bible Literacy

January 19, 2008Basic Bible LiteracyA week ago on Jeopardy, the clue was”Jezebel’s husband”. None of the three contestants knew the answer was King Ahab. A day or so later, I was doing a crossword puzzle and the clue was Samuel’s teacher. I happen to know that Eli was...