The Tale Of Trees “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow …

The Race Of Faith The Christian life can be described in several different ways. One very apt description is that of a race. We might call it the race of faith. Certainly this race is …

Three Prodigals We nearly always hear the story in Luke 15 referred to as the parable of the prodigal son. When I was a young preacher, a minister I admired preached on that text, and …

A Town With No Milkshakes We had just returned from Denver, arrived in Louisville and eager to get home to Harrodsburg. It was Thursday evening around 10:PM as we passed through Mt. Washington. Neither of …

The Virtue of Kindness This past week I conducted two funerals on consecutive days. One of them was for a very well known person, and the crowd was overflowing. The other was for a very …

Finding The Flawless Father The writer of the Hebrew letter talks about earthly fathers and our Heavenly Father. Let me quote. “Our earthly fathers trained us for a few brief years, doing the best for …

Jesus Speaks Assurance “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” In the hour darkened by the shadow of the cross, Judas’ treachery and Peter’s denial, Jesus speaks words …

Simply On Vacation As we were planning our long anticipated vacation, I found myself wondering about the things we would do and the places we would see. Some plans were in place, but many of …

Handling Change It seems there is something in our human DNA that is resistant to change. We feel more comfortable when things remain the same. I experienced this recently with the education foundation board on …

Love On Display Where is love most often displayed? I would suggest that it is not in the glamorous, but in the grit and grime of daily living and service. On August 31, 1997, Princess …