By Chris Higgins A few years ago I was approached by an elderly lady in a mall parking lot as I was walking to my vehicle. She asked if I could spare a couple dollars to help her out. I listened to her story, but I declined as politely as I could. I reasoned […]
The Lesson and Life — for May 18, 2014
By Chris Higgins In his fascinating book, The Greatest Stories Never Told, Rick Beyer recounts the ecclesiastical controversy which brewed when the coffee craze first began some six centuries ago. In Turkey during the 1500s, coffee was such a necessity that a woman would divorce a man who didn’t provide her with enough coffee. […]
The Lesson and Life — for May 11
By Chris Higgins In the history of the world there have been a lot of big talkers, boasters, and braggarts. From the infomercial huckster hawking the latest, greatest gizmo to the newest guru’s incredibly awesome, life-changing, get-rich-quick system, there are always those who love to strut about the world’s stage like proud peacocks. But […]
The Lesson and Life — for May 4, 2014
By Chris Higgins Our youngest son, who is now in college, was baptized when he was in elementary school. At that time, we gave him a study Bible. Evidently it was well used, as it’s now falling apart. A few weeks ago he called to let me know that he found a similar Bible […]
The Lesson and Life — for April 27, 2014
By Keith Short It was an early morning stroll along the beach. It was one of those quiet mornings, nothing really happening, and it seemed as if all was fine. Our conversation was mostly small talk. We were not planning anything special. You know how it goes: “What do you think we should do […]