Dear Friends, When they were drawing up the Russian-Finnish border, a farmer had to decide if he wanted to be in Finland, but he did not want to offend the Russian officials. They came to him and wanted to know why he wanted to be in Finland. The farmer replied, “It has always been my […]

Dear Friends, If any of you lacks wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it shall be given to you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double minded […]

Dear Friends, But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” […]

Dear Friends,   Here is a thought about Jesus’ final entrance into Jerusalem which Christians celebrate this weekend.   Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone […]

Dear Friends, The staccato tapping was too rhythmic and persistent to be random. It had no source I could find inside the converted house serving as the Office of General Counsel. “What is that irritating noise?!?” I asked Sandy and Pam in the front office. “It’s a bird,” was their surprising answer. I took a […]