A new convert decided to test the effectiveness of prayer. Kneeling at the church’s altar he prayed for God to give shoes to a little girl he had seen barefoot that morning. Some time later he drove by her home to see if she had her new shoes. This routine went on for a number […]

One of the questions I’m asked on occasion during this Pandemic is, “Are we living in the “Last Days?’’” Well, if you remember the hurricanes in the Gulf last summer, the current wild fires in California, famine, wars, storms, and political unrest, one can easily assume that the world is coming to an end. But, […]

There was a little girl who had a very large collection of dolls heaped on her bed. A guest in her room one day asked her “Do you love dolls?” Then with tender loving care she spread out the whole collection for the guest to inspect and admire. The guest asked her, “Which doll do […]

The expression “get one’s goat” is based on the custom of keeping a goat in the stable with a racehorse as the horse’s companion. The goat can be a settling influence on the thoroughbred. If you owned a competing horse and were not above some “dirty tricks”, you could steal your rival’s goat and upset […]