A parable about adversity. One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.  Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just … [Read more...]

A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, suddenly stopped coming to church. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit. The Pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing … [Read more...]

Once, a faithful teacher roamed the country to spread the Good Word. He arrived in a new town and looked for a boarding house to sleep in for the night. The boarding house was full, and the woman who ran the establishment recommended the teacher … [Read more...]

When I was a college student, I worked in a college dining hall, and on my way to work at 5:30 every morning I walked past the home of one of my favorite professors. Through a window I could see the light on his desk, morning after morning. At … [Read more...]

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove, and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy … [Read more...]

Several years ago, when my oldest was around three or so, my debit card was declined at Walmart. It wasn’t a scam or a mistake. I was genuinely broke. Out of money. I checked my bank and discovered I had something like seven dollars left to my name … [Read more...]

It was one seemingly ordinary day when I decided to quit. I would quit my job, leave my wife and family, and end my life. But before that, I would have one last talk with God. "God, can you give me one good reason not to quit?" The answer … [Read more...]

A man was hired to paint a boat. He brought paint and brushes and began to paint the boat as the owner asked him. While painting, he noticed a small hole in the hull and quietly repaired it. When he finished painting, he received his money and … [Read more...]