Annette and John Tibbet and their family made their home in a larger city of the Deep South. Theywere prosperous leaders in the community and regularly attended a local church. Their oldest son Wesley was turning 13 and had planned to enter junior high that fall. But all of the family’s plans were put on hold when 10-year-old Darren was... READ MORE >
My three-year-old grandson Jace loves to lead us in table grace. He thinks it great fun when we all join hands and recite the grand liturgy “God is Great.” Unaware that Christians have been divided for centuries over whether to pray “let us thank him for our food” or its equally attested variant “we may thank him for our food,”... READ MORE >
When our granddaughter Teagan was 2 years old she would climb into bed with Gayle and me at the crack of dawn. Then she would look me in the face and say, “PaPa, glasses on!” At first I thought she just wanted us to get up and get out of bed. But as soon as I put my glasses on,... READ MORE >
I had known Luke for almost two years. He was a young man in his early twenties who struggled with cystic fibrosis. Hard hit by the disease, Luke spent most of the last 18 months of his life in the hospital. I was the chaplain assigned to his care unit. It was hard to watch him as the disease progressed... READ MORE >
“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16 NAS95) I had been a pastor in a small town for six years. A lot of good things happened there but, as is so often the case, not everyone was happy.... READ MORE >
