Have you ever felt like your tank was empty? At the bottom of the pile? Nothing left to give? Desperate, you thought of giving up or screaming at the top of your lungs, "HELP ME!"In a moment of desperation, a woman began asking for a guy named Elisha. When he asked what she had in... Continue Reading →

Have you ever seen a beggar? Maybe not up close and personal, but from a distance? Don't they look different than you? Discouraged; like they've missed their chance in life? Desperate; willing to take a chance on any thought of hope passing their way? Almost immediately we begin to build a caricature of who we... Continue Reading →

I recently listened as a man described his grandson's eating habits as being a "fussy eater.""He doesn't like vegetables! He doesn't like meat! He doesn't like fruit!""So, I just give him a doughnut!"His logic?"I want him to be happy!" He described one of the joys and privileges of being a grandparent as wanting his grandchildren... Continue Reading →

I'm home now!A week removed from the villages of Honduras where kids with tattered clothes and worn out shoes walked for what seemed like days through the coffee bean hills for school. Eager to learn basic math facts and parts of speech of their native language, they were intrigued by the truck full of "Americans"... Continue Reading →