Faith

A Broken Crust of Bread

In Fort Worth, Texas, for many decades, motorists passing through downtown were assailed by the most delightful of aromas. On the Near South Side, alongside the freeway, stood a massive bakery. On ...

Cheat Sheet Christianity

In academic terms, a cheat sheet is a concise collection of facts used for quick reference. In the news world, it is a smart summary of articles and must-reads from the Internet. In the computing ...

Battling the Wind

In December 2013, Southwest Airlines Flight 504 left Raleigh-Durham for Houston in a 145 mph headwind. The airline knew the winds were there, and even before boarding the airplane, the passengers ...

Our ANORAK God

In the coldest depths of winter, there is only one garment that offers total protection. It is the ANORAK. More than a coat, and different than a parka, an ANORAK was invented by the Caribou Inuit ...

Pressure Cooker Promises

Home canning is a method of heating food in a pressure cooker in order to keep it edible for an extended period of time. It works because the trapped steam inside the cooker raises the temperature an ...

Etched Upon God’s Heart

A mother of five, relatively affluent, had trays of jewelry she loved to wear. When a favorite granddaughter graduated high school, her grandmother offered her any of her rings for a ...

The Greatest Reward

After a lifetime in education, self-proclaimed golf nut and middle school principal Chelsa Holder retired from working with children. Her parents lived into their nineties, she was healthy, and she ...

Party Piñatas Beware

A piñata is a party favor beyond compare. Normally made of papier-mâché or cloth, it is usually filled with candy treats, then broken for all to share. Everyone wants to be close ...

The Sounds of a Falling Tree

There is an old question that some people like to ponder. If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one to hear it, does it make a ...

Axiom Number One

We’ve all heard the phrase that some things are as certain as death and taxes. One is sure to come, and the other arrives every April ...

Just Believe

A number of years ago, a young mother in Arizona received disastrous news. Her young son had fallen from a roof onto a four foot section of rebar being used as a plant ...

The Pincushion Heart

A tailor works with his fingers to create a masterpiece of sartorial beauty. From that first stitch in a new piece of cloth to the finished garment in all its glory, it takes a lot of effort before ...

Our YAM God

A yam is not a sweet potato. The yam is a black-skinned root vegetable with bark-like skin, native to Africa and Asia. In parts of the United States, we use the words interchangeably, but they are ...