Posts from 2026 (Page 2)

This is Courtney. Thankfully not our Courtney! She is a salt-water crocodile handler at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures in Queensland, Australia. Here she is, up to her calves, beating the water with the stick in her right hand to get the croc’s attention, while waving the dead chicken with her left hand. It worked. The big guy came! Courtney was just a little…

The case of the really rare coins. As you know, Barb and I were recently in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. One day we went to the open-air market where Papua New Guineans sell fresh vegetables and fruit, woven bags, sewn dresses, carved wooden art and so on. As we were taking in all their wares, I noticed one vendor was selling a number of coins from other countries…

Not long ago I attended a pastors’ conference. A senior statesman whose light is beginning to dim was asked to address us. He accepted the challenge and gave us a timely word: Seven Commitments for the Servant of God. May I share with you some of my gleanings from his talk? 1. Commit to giving your best. You may not always have 100%, but commit to giving 100% of whatever…

Here are some quotes about prayer by some people whose names you probably recognize: Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? — Corrie ten Boom Pray as if everything depended on God. Work as if everything depended on you. — St. Augustine The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. — Rick Warren We say…

I had to stop and think about this one. It’s remarkable that in all of his writings, Paul’s prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances. ~Timothy Keller Is it an accurate statement? I think it is. Contrast this with my prayers. Our prayers. It’s quite thought-provoking! What must have been at the base of this kind…

God uses broken things.It takes broken soil to produce a crop,broken clouds to give rain,broken grain to give bread,and broken bread to give strength. ~ Vance Havner