Not too long ago, I received a video from a friend about a retired ballerina at a very advanced age with dementia. A journalist came to visit her and played swan lake for her. Even though she was wheelchair bound, she played the dance with her hands with music...
In the example of William of Orange, the Dutch monarch, intentionally flooded much of his nation’s land in order to drive out the invading Spaniards. Such tactics were self-destructive so that no sides would win any benefits. People called it “Desperate times call for...
When I travelled in Europe, one of the things I considered before I hit the road was to pay tips. As I talked to many people, the majority said not necessary and some said about 5% would be good. Last several trips in Spain and Portugal showed that a small tip of up...
In a family gathering a long time ago, one of our cousins said my oldest brother looked very much like my father. As I was much younger then I was no comparison with anyone. There’s only one Son—Jesus—who reflects His Father completely. “The Son is the image of the...
From time to time, we seek God’s help through prayer. Do we trust him that He would answer our pleas? The psalmist David was certainly in a desperate position. He was being pursued by jealous King Saul who sought to kill him. And so he fled to the city of Gath, where...
