This is the time of year when there are lots of weddings. I’m at Two Little Buds, on “D” Street, here in Hamilton…it’s a flower shop, great little place. Reminds of a story, though, that took place in North Carolina, years ago. A...
Have you ever had to deal with a crisis? Maybe you’re dealing with one right now. This coming Sunday at The Presbyterian Church, I’m gonna talk about how to handle a crisis. Years ago, there was a farmer who had a donkey that fell into his well. It cried for...
Every now and then, we just need to slow down and take a break – let our souls catch up with us. I’m taking a break here at True West Coffee shop on Main Street. Years ago, there was an English man who took a safari, deep into the heart of Africa. He hired a...
Years ago, in a small town, a man wrote a letter to the editor and said, “I’ve been going to church for some 30 years and listened to some 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can’t remember any of them. I think I’ve been wasting my time, and preachers have been...
Years ago, there was a country preacher who had a new parishioner coming to church. He came for several months without missing, and then for 3 Sundays in a row, he never showed up. The preacher made a visit to his house and found him sitting in front of a roaring fire, pulled up a chair...
Years ago, there was family that was leaving Walt Disney World and began cleaning up the hotel room and throwing things away. They got on the bus and were headed to the airport, and that’s when they realized that the husband had thrown his wife’s engagement ring, wedding ring, and...
Years ago, a man names Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a young boy named Paco and his father, who had a falling out. Paco ran away from home. His father desperately wanted to find him, bring him back, and forgive him. He searched all over Spain, but without any...
This is the time of year when there are lots of exams, lots of graduations. Years ago, in the state of Texas, there was a student named Steve, who took a class in logic. It was the hardest class in the entire college, and everybody knew it. The professor was merciful, however, and...
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day in which we honor moms around the world. Years ago, in Anaheim, California, there was a Mother’s Day miracle. Mavis Jackson, originally from the Midwest, moved to California, and every day she would walk past Robert Schuller’s...
Years ago in the hills of Tennessee, there was an elderly woman who lived by herself in a small cabin. The electric company noticed that here electric bill was extremely low. So, they thought there might be something wrong, they sent an electrician out there to check on it. He checked it...