EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
A while back, my sister decided to remove the aging wallpaper on the second-floor walls of her home. However, when she began to strip the paper from one of the walls, it was obvious that the bare sheetrock had not been properly prepared. Chunks of wall came off with the paper, leaving rough patches and divots in the wall....
Some time ago, when taking a flight, I sat in the center seat beside my wife, who was next to...
Recently, while walking through a bookstore, a book titled “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” caught my attention. I picked it up to see whether the book was referring to art masterpieces or if it was a self-help type book.
After flipping through the first few...
In the winter of 1998, after working thirteen years as a logger, I was taken off the job with a back problem. The pain was severe. I spent a month lying on our living room floor before...
Tucked between Siletz Bay and the Pacific Ocean on the Oregon Coast is the small coastal community of Gleneden Beach. I have happy memories of that little town — my husband and I spent our honeymoon there thirty-eight years ago. However, for many people, sorrow darkens their memories of that particular stretch of coastline. Gleneden Beach is known for its dangerous sneaker...
Utter devastation was all I saw as I drove across the mountain pass — mile after mile of blackened, burned-out hillside. Former homes, outbuildings, and automobiles had become charred hulks. The forest fire, the result of one camper’s carelessness, had blazed fast and hot as...
I love to sing. I sing in church, at home, driving in the car, in a choir, in a group, alone, with accompaniment, and without accompaniment. I also love to listen to singing, but on one condition: I MUST be able...
Attending camp meeting as a wary unbeliever, I was skeptical of the reaction I would encounter. Would I be ignored or overlooked because I was not a Christian? My parents were faithful Christians, but thus far I had not been convinced. I was only there because another vacation option had fallen through and I decided to attend the week-long Christian convention with my friends.
As I went through...
Did you know that approximately every seven years, your body replaces the equivalent of an entire skeleton? Were you aware that the average person will breathe about seventy-five million gallons of air during his lifetime? The fun part of learning anatomy in school was discovering these intriguing facts. The hard part was memorizing all the correct terms! The study of the human...
I have a terrible memory! This is a known...