You are the salt of the earth. – Matthew 5:13 Music filled the car as I drove toward her house: “Susie Q, Susie Q, oh my baby I love you.” It was the hit song of the day, and, since by coincidence I was dating a Susie Q at the time, it was a doubly [...]
Train up a child the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 They called him “Pee Wee,” although he never really liked the name. He accepted it because at the time he was glad to be called anything. It was a lonely time. [...]
Rejoice with me for I have found my sheep which was lost. – Luke 15:6 I called her Annie although she continually stated her preference for Elizabeth Anne. She insisted that her full name was more womanly, and at the age of seventeen I guess she was right. But still somehow “Annie” continued to ring [...]
Truly I say to you, as you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me. – Matthew 25:45 When Todd was four years old, we lived in Lawton, Oklahoma, where I served in the Army as a chaplain. On Saturday we had gone out for a Chinese dinner with [...]