Enough

Enough

by | Feb 5, 2024

The Apostle Paul went to Jerusalem with an offering from the Gentile Christian to the Hebrews Christians. He had been collecting it for some months. He had written a reminder letter to the believers in Corinth (II Corinthians 8 & 9).  Apparently the idea...
Letter to A Young Christian Woman Dating a Non-Christian

Letter to A Young Christian Woman Dating a Non-Christian

by | Jan 22, 2024

Hello Dear Anabel,   I have enjoyed you from afar, not having a lot of contact with you as you were growing up  . . . but seeing your engaging and cheerful spirit in the halls at church and marveling at your graceful ballet motion. We have followed your...
Letter to a Dying Woman 

Letter to a Dying Woman 

by | Jan 18, 2024

Some years ago, I wrote the following to a friend who was facing impending death. Possibly you know someone who would be encouraged by this letter.   December 8, 2021 Dear Sir Patrick & Lady Deb,  You are as saintly a couple as we have ever met....
The War

The War

by | Oct 30, 2023

The news is aflame with the war in Israel.  Hamas, the terrorist organization headquartered in Gaza, attacked Israel on Saturday, October 7, killing many, taking hostages and creating general mayhem. As of today (October 16), Hamas holds 199 hostages. Have...
Does a Need Constitute a Call

Does a Need Constitute a Call

by | Oct 22, 2023

A Canadian missionary author friend said to me, “It would take eight years of producing books [at my current rate of productivity] to fill the requests that I now have on hand.”  He was feeling overwhelmed and unable to satisfy the thirst of people all over the world...
Miserable White House Years But Better Later

Miserable White House Years But Better Later

by | Oct 15, 2023

The night before her husband, John Quincy Adams,  was inaugurated as the sixth president of the United States, Louisa Adams was “seized with a violent fever,” John Quincy wrote in his diary. A doctor was summoned and she was bled. She was ill all night, and before...