TELL THEM Some 14 years ago, I stood watching my university students file into the classroom for our opening session in the theology of faith. That was the day I first saw Tommy. He was combing his hair, which hung six inches below his shoulders. My quick judgment wrote...
Evangelism
Dear Friend
Dear Friend, As you got up this morning, I watched you and hoped you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion, or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy trying...
Daniel
DANIEL It was an unusually cold day for the month of May. Spring had arrived and everything was alive with color. But a cold front from the North had brought winter’s chill back to Indiana. I sat with two friends in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just...
Go Fly A Kite
GO FLY A KITE Have you ever flown a kite? Or maybe watched someone else. It’s fascinating of how paper, sticks and string can defy the law of gravity with just a slight breeze. In an open field you can fly for hours, but get near power lines or...
American President
AMERICAN PRESIDENT In the movie “The American President”, Louis, played by Michael J. Fox, confronts the President, played by Michael Douglas, about his lack of action when attacked by his political opponent. Louis, in an angry voice, tells the President: “People want leadership, Mr. President and in the absent...