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  • Love Your Enemies!

    With increasing unease, Paul listened to his friend tell about seven years of suffering in a North Vietnamese POW camp. Ron's captors had tortured him relentlessly. He described how he had been bound tightly for days and left in agonizing pain. "I heard someone far away, screaming through the night. Then I realized. It was me." Paul clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Oh, how he wanted to do bodily harm to those who… Read More

  • The Story of Thanksgiving Day

    Crossing the Atlantic, most of the 102 passengers aboard the tiny Mayflower suffered severely from sea sickness. As they finally sighted Cape Cod on November 9, 1620 with only one death among them, they fell to their knees and thanked God who brought them "over the fast and furious ocean ... and a sea of troubles." The storm-tossed waters prevented them from sailing south to the Virginian colony, their intended destination. Yet they believed God… Read More

  • Are Good Manners a Small Matter?

    Wearing a big grin on his little boy face, Tyler ran to his mother in the church foyer. "Mom, can I--?" She held up her hand in a kindly way, and then turned back to the woman who was talking to her. Tyler knew the signal.  It had something to do with not interrupting a conversation until invited to speak. Something his mother called good manners--courtesy. He guessed it was like saying "please" when he… Read More

  • As Exciting as a Packer Game!

    Along with hundreds of others, My husband and I drove to Green Bay. When we arrived and had to park more than a mile from Lambeau Field, we didn't complain. Surging forward with the crowd, we hurried on in eager anticipation. Inside the fast-filling stadium, we found our seats and settled in to enjoy the next few hours. We cheered as the team took the field. We chatted with the fans around us about the… Read More