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When a customer left his cell phone in my store, I scrolled through his saved numbers, stopped at "Mom" and pushed send. His mother answered, and I told her what happened."Don't worry," she said, "I'l... read more..

Charlie bit him - there isn't much more to say about it! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     read more..

Recently, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly were blessed with the arrival of our seventh grandchild. Jordan Nichole Papanu arrived on planet earth on February 13. The grandfat read more..

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is fixed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee." - Isaiah 26:3   God wants us to have peace of mind. He has made peace of mind possib read more..

During basic army training, a sergeant was telling his group how a submachine gun sprayed bullets. He drew a circle on a blackboard and announced that it had 260 degrees.“But, sergeant, all circles ha... read more..

God is reaching out. What is your reaction and role? Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20080224.mp3{/audio} read more..

This is day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Isaiah 42:14-21 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:13-39 Psalm 142   We who have our eyesight live in a world full of light. read more..

"So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." - Psalm 90:12   Someone has figured out how an average lifetime of 57 years is spent: "We sleep 18 read more..

"O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth?" - Galatians 3:1   Paul confronts the erring Churches of Galatia. He holds nothing back, calling read more..

"Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy Law." - Psalm 119:18   The Bible always helps if it is used in the way which God wants. This is the spirit in which we s read more..

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 1 and a half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm ha... read more..

"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first. If you belong to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of read more..

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8   read more..

My wife and I have been celebrating Valentine's Day for as long as I can remember. This, of course, does not mean very much because I cannot remember what I had for lunch yesterday. All I know is read more..

"When you stand praying, forgive, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." - Mark 11:25   Unforgiveness spoils read more..

This is the day the LORD hath made let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Genesis 12:1-8 Romans 4:1-17 John 4:5-26 Psalm 105   Jews did everything they could to avoid going through Sam read more..

"Let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." - 1 Thessalonians 5:6   Paul wrote to the Christians in thessalonica, reminding them that the day of the LORD woul read more..

"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my LORD." - Philippians 3:8   After Paul considered everything he had accomplished in his life, he read more..

"We are ambassadors for christ, for He hath made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." - 2 Corinthians 5:20,21   There is read more..

A local priest and pastor stood by the side of the road holding up a sign that said, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" They planned to hold up the sign to each passing ... read more..

"Charge them that are rich, that they do good, that they be rich in good works, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come." - 1 Timothy 6:17-19   read more..

"We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28   Our life is like the dial of a clock. T read more..

"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 3:14   There is great power in the atoning blood of our LORD Jesus Christ. Christ read more..

Even when we feel down and in despair we can know that God hears the prayers of those trusting in Him with their hearts.  Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20080210.mp3{/audio} read more..

"This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Genesis 2:7-17, 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Psalm 130   The number 40 in the Bible is associate read more..

"Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" - John 11:40   After four days of mourning had passed Jesus came to Bethany. He is read more..

If it were not for certain rituals in life, life would be a rather drab business. I know some celebrate a ritual because they have celebrated it before and are just going through the motions. J read more..

"We used to play spin the bottle when I was a kid. A girl would spin the bottle and if it pointed to you when it stopped, the girl could either kiss you or give you a dime.By the time I was 14, I owne read more..

"I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." - Acts 9:5,6   Accepting Jesus as our Savior implies submitting to Hi read more..

During a phone conversation, my nephew mentioned that he was taking a psychology course at the university."Oh, great," I said. "Now you'll be analyzing everyone in the family.""No, no," he replied. "I... read more..