The stories are all true!

The stories are all true!

The much-told story, as I remember it, goes like this: an employee made a mistake which cost the company $10,000.00. When this was related to one of the VPs of the company, he immediately responded that that employee was surely terminated. The response from the...
Power, Power, Wondering-working Power

Power, Power, Wondering-working Power

When I was around eleven years old, my brothers, six and years older than I, decided they would teach me how to drive. Off we went in my eldest brother’s 1958 Pontiac. When we got  far enough out in the countryside, they deemed it time for my first lesson. They...
The joy of knowing

The joy of knowing

God’s story is, on the one hand, solid, unwavering, faithful, sure. On the other hand, there are man’s instabilities, disobediences, unfaithfulnesses, waywardnesses.  Almost at the beginning, the terrible and far-reaching consequences of the Fall are outlined for...
The joy of gift-giving

The joy of gift-giving

“What did I do to deserve this?” This question could be a whining complaint about the ills which have befallen someone. Or, equally, it could be the Apostle Paul’s bewilderment at finding himself blessed, protected, provided for, included, etc., in God’s plan of...