Friends for the Broken

Happy Friday:   After five years of following the same format, today I am doing something different. Below is chapter three of Friends for the Broken, one of the small books I wrote while recovering from my stroke. It’s about friendship, and it contains the list...

Work Towards, Pray for and Chase After Peace

Happy Friday Blessed are the peacemakers. Jesus, Matthew 5 Jesus did not say, “Blessed are the peace recipients,” or “Blessed are the peace lovers.” He said, “Blessed are the peace makers.” As Christ followers, we are expected to take the initiative – to work...

“Who paid to repair the roof?”

Happy Friday, When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. When He saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are...

Who Am I?

Happy Friday: No longer do I call you servants, but I have called you friends. Jesus, John 15:15 Who am I? Among the many ways I might be described – husband, dad, son, pastor, male, child of God, sinner, saint, sixty-year old, exile, believer, disciple, slave – one...

A pet tiger in Houston

Happy Friday, Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. I Peter 5:8 A pet tiger got loose in Houston last week. Given that there is no such thing as a “pet” tiger, city residents took the...