Election 2016
“A tranquil and quiet life.” Ahhh . . . . That’s an appealing description. Paul told Timothy how to accomplish a tranquil and quiet life. First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made…
Category God Is Still in Charge
Smiling at the Future
He makes me lie down in green pastures. . . He leads me beside quiet waters. Psalm 23:2 He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf. Proverbs 11:28 As the old…
Trusting the Scene Changes
On our way home yesterday we pulled off the Interstate near Marion, Arkansas, hoping to find a restroom and a quick lunch. We got a feast all right, not for our bellies but for our eyes. I bypassed the two service stations…
Inside Outside
One of our children recently texted me a picture of her two-year-old fresh up from a good night’s sleep. Obviously he had been awake awhile before getting out of his crib. His PJ bottoms were on, but inside out, and…
Stay the Course
Last week, while we were in St. Louis, Ray got a call from Terry Shelburne, a homeschooling dad we met several years ago. Now that he is teaching Exploring America to a homeschool group, he asked Ray if he could come and…
Hope from the Baby of Bethlehem
Ray and I admire the ministry our friend Mike founded when he was at an age when some people retire. For fifteen years, he has been a chaplain at a juvenile detention center. He plans to continue “as long as…