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...
Louisa Adams: Delicate Might

Louisa Adams: Delicate Might

by | Oct 9, 2023

Louisa Catherine Adams waited at the doors. She was easy to overlook – small and slight and nearly fifty, with shadows beneath her large, dark eyes. But that night, January 8, 1824, she stood where she would be seen, and all attention was on her. She was mighty,...
Squanto

Squanto

by | Oct 1, 2023

When the Pilgrims landed in the new world, God had prepared a person to be of significant help to them.[1]   Not in the same league as Daniel going into Babylon early or Joseph into Egypt, still, Squanto was an enormous help to the Pilgrims because they...
Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety

by | Sep 24, 2023

Until recently, I dismissed Social Anxiety as just being humble, or only being comfortable with what is known and familiar. But a recent conversation opened my eyes to see that some people really do experience concern, worry, fear, nervousness and discomfort at...