“God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.” (2 Corinthians 9:7 MSG) ‘Tis the season…when many people are packing shoebox-sized packages with toys and gifts for children. Samaritan’s Purse* will be sending these boxes to kids all over the world who will receive them and be offered theContinue Reading

This weekend I have been visiting a friend who is in a great deal of pain. In the last two years she has had back surgery to fuse vertebrae, rotator cuff shoulder surgery, and then two surgeries to clean infection out of her foot. She is currently in a localContinue Reading

“A man buys a parrot but soon finds out all it does is whine and complain. He tries everything to make the parrot talk nicely, but nothing works. Frustrated, the man puts the parrot in the freezer. “After a few minutes the whining and complaining stop. The man opens theContinue Reading

I have two dear friends who are struggling with debilitating pain in their physical bodies. After months and months of agony, one has had a shot that relieved the pain and the other is scheduled for surgery next week. In the meantime, they have suffered. I have prayed for aContinue Reading