Almost every Sunday morning our new brother in Christ stands before us to read the Scriptures. I'll call him David. David often tells us about someone who is in need of our prayers. Sunday after Sunday I am grateful for the transformed man I see. David has been attending our church for decades. ... View Post

Ray and I met Ann Keen when we first visited the church where Ray is now the volunteer minister. On Sunday mornings, Ann always sat on the left side near the front, dressed in pretty colors and wearing pretty jewelry. In time we too gravitated to "our" regular pew a row or two behind Ann, and she ... View Post

I learned a touching story recently about Jane and Leland Stanford. Leland was an attorney and married to Jane when the valuable collection of law books his father had given him burned in a fire. In 1852 Leland decided to go to California where his five brothers were already living. Jane followed ... View Post

Today I'd like to share one of my favorite illustrations from America the Beautiful. It is a poster for Mahalia Jackson. I listened to a children's biography about her recently and found many things to admire in her. Once when Ray and I were watching one of the game show reruns we like to watch, she ... View Post