I saw a reference to this story from my hometown in Ohio. Thought you might enjoy reading about one man’s legacy of generosity during hard times…
Just follow the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/opinion/22gup.html?emc=eta1
Patrick lived from 389-461 A.D. He penned many beautiful words, some of the
best of which are expressed in the following little prayer:
“God’s might to uphold me
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield [...]
From my family to yours, wishes and prayers for a really fun
holiday season – and a great New Year!
Lord willing, we will be away for a few days this week enjoying the
holidays with our families, but we look forward to returning and being with you
next week. On the first Sunday of
January, 2009, I plan [...]
Two-year-old Sarah and her 13-year-old sister had been
fighting a lot, so Sarah’s parents, trying to take advantage of her newfound
interest in Santa Claus, reminded the 2-year-old that Santa was watching and doesn’t
like it when children fight. This had
little impact.
“I’ll just have to tell Santa about your misbehavior,” her
mother said as she picked up the phone [...]
In a recent article for www.PreachingToday.com, Craig Brian Larson talks about some
things that biblical preaching can do that “individual Bible reading,
memorization and meditation can not:
Good
preaching rescues us from our self-deceptions and blind spots, for left to
ourselves we tend to ignore the very things in God’s [...]
Buying gifts for men is not nearly as complicated as it is
for women. Follow these rules and you should have no problems.
Rule #1:
When in doubt – buy him a cordless drill.
It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he
has yet to complain. As [...]
In
his Cross Ministry newsletter, Tim Wilkins writes, “Tertullian of
Carthage, an early Christian theologian and moralist, was also the pastor of a
church in North
Africa
about 200 years after Jesus Christ was born. Many historians recount the story
of some of Tertullian’s church members trying to justify burning incense to
pagan gods as they entered their workplace. They told [...]
We have finally figured it
out – after all these centuries, man has at long last explained the mighty acts
of God. It was revealed in an issue of Popular
Mechanics, December 1996. Under the
title, “Science Solves the Ancient Mysteries of the Bible,” writer Mike Fillon
fills us in on the wisdom of modern man in explaining events [...]
