By T. R. Robertson When my boys were young we loved to read the comic strips in the newspaper. Our favorite was Calvin and Hobbes, featuring a boy named Calvin and his stuffed-tiger friend. Calvin’s imagination knew no bounds, and our imaginations were fired up by reading about his adventures. Sometimes he would turn […]
By Alan W. Dowd I always suspected they had kept all that stuff. I remember how proudly they displayed it—sometimes on the refrigerator, sometimes on the dining room table. But I had never seen all of it in one place and never thought about how much time and care, space and effort they […]
By Nick Burczyk “Aaaas yooooou wiiiiiish!” This was the cry of Westley (a.k.a. the Dread Pirate Roberts) after being pushed down a hill in The Princess Bride, the beloved 1987 film by Rob Reiner. His long unrequited love, Buttercup, had pushed him over the edge; she had yet to discover that this pirate who […]
By Karen O’Connor “An excellent wife . . . is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life” (Proverbs 31:10-12, English Standard Version). “Jim,” I asked my […]
By Simon Presland After a recent service at my church, a young man approached me holding a newborn. He had responded to an invitation for prayer that follows each of our services. The sadness in his eyes told me he was burdened. “I’d like prayer for my marriage,” he said, as tears dripped down […]
