By Dr. Bill Patterson In my 20s I decided I didn’t want to be a grumpy old man when I reached my senior years. I wanted to be a person of encouragement, a person not wrapped up in self but in God and others. Then it hit me: grumpy old men usually get their […]
By Karen O’Connor My husband Charles nodded and smiled as he held the phone to his ear. Then a frown creased his forehead and he shook his head. What’s going on? I wondered. I was eager to hear what the telephone conversation was about. He hung up. His smile returned, and he shared with […]
By Victor Knowles Since 1944 the slogan of the Hallmark card company has been, “When you care enough to send the very best.” The Jerusalem church was a “Hallmark” church. Because they cared for the new church in Antioch, they sent one of their very best leaders (Acts 11:22). His name was Joseph, a […]
By Danny R. Von Kanel It’s been said, “In today’s world we have loneliness, but rarely solitude.” Animals hibernate, but only to survive the winter. A plant’s chemical clock reacts to the seasons, but only humans need solitude—regardless of the time of year. Even the Son of God sought time alone (see Luke 9:18, […]
By David Harlen Brooks My friends and I shared an inside joke when I was growing up. “David, how far behind are you in your Bible reading?” “A few weeks . . . a few months . . . a few years . . . don’t ask!” Every year I resolved to read through […]
