FLAME OF LOVE “I can master it,” said the Ax. His blows fell heavy on the hard, strong steel. But each blow only made his edge more blunt until he ceased to strike. “Leave it to me,” said the Saw. With his relentless teeth, he worked back and forth....
Helping Others
Don’t We All
DON’T WE ALL I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum....
Brownie Crumbs
BROWNIE CRUMBS Mrs. Baughman was my 6th grade Sunday School teacher. One morning, she brought a pan of brownies to our class. As the goodies sat over by her chair, she gave each child a slip of paper marked with a household expense: house payment, utility bill, phone bill,...
A Simple Lesson
AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER? …THE HAND YOU PULL UP, MAY BE THE HAND THAT SAVES YOU! A SIMPLE LESSON: A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover...
The Letter
THE LETTER Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter: Dear Ruth,...