Betty B. Gray Recently at a large convention, I was putting up my Encourage Me Ministry display. Let’s correct that statement—I was watching and supervising my daughter and son-in-law set up my booth. I noticed a lady nearby standing and watching. I did not recognize her, but knowing it had to be someone who […]
The Lesson and Life — for August 10, 2014
By Betty B. Gray Corrie ten Boom is one of the characters that I love to portray in the Living Drama Ministry. During World War II, Corrie and her sister Betsy were thrown into a Nazi concentration camp. Their crime was hiding Jews in their home. The ten Booms were godly people who saw […]
The Lesson and Life — for August 3, 2014
By Betty B. Gray Susie and Janie, 5-year-old playmates, lived next door to each other and spent many hours together. One day Janie spent the afternoon playing at Susie’s house. When it was time for Janie to come home, her mother called and asked Susie’s mother to please send her daughter home. Susie’s mother […]
The Lesson and Life — for July 27, 2014
By Melissa Wuske Last year my church started using small group discussion occasionally during Sunday morning worship. Over time it became clear that people had varying views on this format. Some loved it. Others were reluctant to even come to church if they knew there’d be small groups: the interpersonal anxiety was too much […]
The Lesson and Life — for July 20, 2014
By Melissa Wuske Last year I was overpaid by clients three times. One duplicate check and a few wrong amounts, and all of a sudden I had an extra thousand dollars. Each time, before I had a moment to consider what was happening, the dilemma was there: tell somebody or keep the cash? Each […]