I've been reading Genesis lately and rediscovering how interesting, fun and even intriguing the historical accounts of the pillars of our Christian faith can be. God really is amazing, beyond our comprehension. And He created amazing people.

Even though I've heard their stories many times before, I'm seeing things now that I  read more >

Emma looked at the pemmican warily. Since it was warm from Cora's body heat, the clump she offered looked sticky.

"Eat it," prompted Cora. Politely accepting the food, Emma took a cautious nibble. To her delight, it was quite tasty.

With Cora's pemmican and  read more >

Three young boys were walking on the sidewalk arguing over whose daddy was the greatest. One said, "My dad is the greatest because he is the president of the town bank." The second boy said, "That is pretty good, but my daddy owns two grocery stores in town!" The third boy said, "That's nothing, my dad is a preacher, and he owns hell. He came home last night and told my mom that the Church Board gave it to him!"  read more >

I went right into all my old tricks. I moved in with a stripper who eventually took me down to a little rural town, about 30 miles south east of Tulsa, where I met her parents. I didn't know it then, but on that day my life did truly start to change. Her mother's first impression of me was that hell had just walked through her door.

But instead of freaking out, she began to pray for me and her daughter. Her dad was an honest to goodness rancher-cowboy-business man, and much to everyone's surprise, we did hit it off  read more >

All you have to do is invite Jesus Christ, the son of God into your heart and the bible shows you how to do that.

1. God Loves You no matter what you have done.

In the Holy Bible in John 3:16 It tells us "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."  read more >

My babysitter just had a baby. Tiny Amelia Marie arrived and did what only a first born can do -- she made Monique a mother. Monique, in turn, had made my working life possible several years ago by caring for my boys and leaving her indelible mark on the men they are becoming.

After she called with her news -- bleary, giddy, tired -- I remembered another conversation, years earlier, long before she'd met Marcello or had any idea her own baby would be THIS baby. We'd gotten to talking back then about the family  read more >