A NOTE FROM doug: I realize this is a different type of message from E-Mail Ministry, but I thought it was important. A PINK RIBBON A handsome, middle-aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered, he couldn’t help but notice a group of younger...
Stories
Mountain Moving Faith
MOUNTAIN MOVING FAITH O, to have such faith! Faith to Move Mountains…. A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local...
The Integrity of Ugly
THE INTEGRITY OF “UGLY” Everyone in the apartment complex that I that lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside...
Ben Stein’s Last Column
How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury Be a Star in Today’s World? As I begin to write this, I “slug” it, as we writers say, which means I put a heading on top of the document to identify it. This heading is “eonlineFINAL,” and it gives me...
The Ant and the Contact Lens
THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story by Josh and Karen Zarandona Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put...