by Victor M. Parachin On January 24, 1893, the day following Phillips Brooks death, a mother broke the news to her little girl saying, “Bishop Brooks has gone to Heaven.” With wisdom beyond her years the girl replied, “O, Mother, how happy the angels will be!” The man who wrote one of the world’s best-known […]
by Rick Ezell A young mother was standing in her kitchen with a stack of dirty dishes in the sink, two children at her feet, and a pile of dirty diapers in the corner. Tears were streaming down her face. She took off her apron and walked out. When she called that night her young […]
by Rebecca Cheng My husband and I were enjoying a coffee date when he spotted a young Asian woman walking and carrying drinks, stopping every few feet to reposition her beverages. He nodded toward her, asking me to see if we might help her. Perhaps her desperation and my Asian heritage moved her to accept […]
by Karen Aldridge As I drove along the highway leading into the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky, the rain began to dissipate. It had poured since I started my journey and an ice storm was expected. I thanked God for keeping me a few miles ahead of it. I was on my way to deliver […]
by Kayleen Reusser My dad died August 25, 2005, the result of an unsuccessful surgery to repair an enlarged aortic aneurysm. Without the surgery the aneurysm could have burst, killing him at any time. The months following his death were a blur. I worked in a college library and had to immediately return to work […]
