Posts with the tag “matthew”

A guy was selling his car and when a prospective buyer came by he began his sales pitch. And he told about all  the good things he could think of that the car had to offer. And then at the end he said...  Read More

It was the day after my birthday, and I was going to get to have my first real “kids” birthday party. I knew my  mom was going to make this a really special day for me. I had just turned seven years o...  Read More

This is a day that I took time to look back on my life and remember some of the things that are rooted in my heart. My Dad, who has been gone for nearly 20 years now, coached a number of high school s...  Read More

One of the things that we all take for granted in our culture is...salt! Yeah, we don’t think about how wonderful salt is. For us it seems to be everywhere and is one of the cheapest things to buy. Bu...  Read More

I was watching one of my favorite westerns the other day (while on my bike!) and I hadn’t realized how often they used the phrase “There are two types of people in this world...” and then there would ...  Read More

My Grandmother Pettit had a great, loving relationship with this Jesus of the Bible. She was passionate about her faith, and I have told others that I felt like she prayed me into the Kingdom of God! ...  Read More

I loved the movie “Apollo 13” …the Apollo mission that suffered an explosion on its way to the moon. The three astronauts did what they could in the space capsule, but it was the people on the ground ...  Read More

My wife and I spent Sunday afternoon with our grandkids at their house and after dinner we were driving home and my wife looked at the fields we were passing and she said “Look how dry everything is g...  Read More

I read recently that according to a Gallup poll, 21 percent of Americans say that they go to a religious service each week. And 41 percent say they attend at least monthly. Not exactly numbers to set ...  Read More

It is said that it took place when the old Soviet Union was at its strongest. Their mantra was that “religion” was the opiate of the masses and had no power or worth in this workers paradise. Close to...  Read More