Be At the Gate, Part II

by | Feb 15, 2010 | Faith

We cuddled for a blissful moment. Her thumb got a brief reprieve. “Mommy, I do not like dis weathuh.” “Me neither.” “Are you sick or sumthin?” “No, Mommy’s just a little tired.” “Did you exacise or sumthin?” “No, I’m too old to exercise.” “How old are you anyway?”...

Be At the Gate, Part I

by | Feb 15, 2010 | Faith

        Rainy days and Mondays don’t always get me down but they sure make me sleepy. Especially when the rainy day is a gloomy, chilly Monday in  late fall. The laundry was folded and put away. The kitchen floor was mopped due...

Evangelism, Anyone? – Part II

by | Feb 13, 2010 | Faith

This article is continued from, “Evangelism, Anyone?”      So, if both Christians and non-Christians are often uncomfortable about evangelism, how then, are we to respond to the Great Commission? Although how-to-booklets,...

Evangelism, Anyone?

by | Feb 13, 2010 | Faith

     There are so many “isms” in this modern world. Some are glorious. Others are evil. Many are misunderstood. There is one particular “ism” that seems to strike a raw nerve amongst many Christians. I’m speaking of “evangelism.” Webster, (a fine...

A Good Name

by | Feb 13, 2010 | General

        Eight weeks of media coverage had not readied me for my first trip to New York following the terror of September 11. As the USAir shuttle headed north from Reagan to Laguardia, I remember asking the flight attendant which...