The Rock Island Prayer Group heard about a teacher who mystified his students with his insight. The ladies and gentlemen were all curious and and invited him to come to their January prayer meeting. After introductions the humble teacher told … [Read more...]

Hannah notices things others miss. The other day she was standing in line at McDonalds. It was lunchtime and the place was packed. The door to the right of where she was standing opened and a gush of cold wind shot through the front end of the fast … [Read more...]

It’s not easy for me to forgive my sister. It’s been seven long years since the incident that ended our relationship. Each day is a new day of hurt and longing to be back in the family’s good graces. Each day I relive that fateful day and I get angry … [Read more...]

God gave Waylene and Harold Davis a double portion of blessings on July 6, 1972. Benjamin and Joshua Davis were born at 7:24 a.m. and 7:29 a.m. in Saint Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee Wisconsin. The identical twin boys weighed 5.4 ounces and 5.8 … [Read more...]

Kyle didn’t have a daddy. Every day of his seventeen years he longed to know the man who fathered him. He asked his momma a million times “Who’s my daddy?” He begged his momma a million times more to tell him something, anything about his … [Read more...]

Pearl is a lonely sweet sixteen. She doesn’t fit in with the other students at her high school and hasn’t (yet) found a friend she can relate to. Pearl is different because she is an old soul. You know the type, she is more comfortable in … [Read more...]

The two boys could not be more different. Yet they are alike. One tall, energetic like a clumsy puppy on spindly legs. That’s Matt. The other is average height for a young man of twenty, not heavy in weight but soft in the way you can tell … [Read more...]

A house is built by man and a home is built by God. It’s a holy partnership, a union of earthly and Divine talents. I am an imposing figure. I was conceived in 1879. I am a three-story, 24,000 square foot Victorian mansion located in Chicago's … [Read more...]

Harold is a tough customer. He is rough on the outside and not much smoother on the inside. Though he's a good man, he is not a nice man. The way Harold Brown sees it is he had some bad luck. His wife died just as he was preparing for retirement. … [Read more...]