An amazing running story

  I wrote a blog post about running yesterday. After that, my wife sent me a link to one of the most amazing running stories I have ever heard. So amazing that we had to look it up to see if it really happened. It did. Watch this 2 minute video about a 61 year … Continue reading An amazing running story

Great running podcast

I love to run. I am by no means a competitive runner. I have won a couple of first places in my age division, but only because there were very few in my division in those races! 🙂  No, I run because I love the euphoria I feel after the training run or the race. … Continue reading Great running podcast

Don’t park your life under a sign

Every parent has seen this with his 1-year-old child. You are sitting at the kitchen table with your son in your lap and you see something in the backyard, like a squirrel. And you point out the window and say, “Look at the squirrel!” Your son looks at your hand. “No, buddy, look outside,” you … Continue reading Don’t park your life under a sign

Teach your children the power of prayer

It has always been interesting to me that Jesus’ disciples never asked the Lord to teach them how to witness. Or preach. Or cast out demons. They asked Him to teach them how to pray. Maybe they understood that Jesus’ intimacy with His Father was the power source. Someone has said that Jesus went from … Continue reading Teach your children the power of prayer

‘I’ll be ready when the time comes’

On the living room wall in Ethel Washington Braddy’s house in Winston-Salem there’s a large picture of her teacher and schoolmates from sometime around 1915. She is the only one still alive. Ethel has outlived her husband by more than 62 years. Only two of her seven children are still here, including Dilcy at 84, … Continue reading ‘I’ll be ready when the time comes’