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Be An Encourager

This may seem like common sense to some, but it’s so very important to be an encourager and not a source of negativity. It goes beyond what you even realize. —— With so many people in the world telling us we can’t succeed, we need to hear people telling us we can. I remember my high school English teacher telling me not to apply to Cornell University because they wouldn’t accept me and even if they did I wouldn’t be able to do the work. (It’s funny that I’m a writer now). I almost didn’t apply but a few days...

Animals Are Parents Too

This is a story by a man named Chris. An small event that changed his life. —— I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. It is a memory that periodically comes and goes, but it is one of the most precious memories that me and my wife share. I am thankful that we can remember it together. It’s a reminder that things are not what they seem and that angels come in many packages. We live in College Station, Texas and we were on our way home from Houston, Texas around...

God’s Rosebud…

A  new minister  was  walking with an  older, more  seasoned minister in the garden one  day. Feeling a bit  insecure about what God  had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some  advice. The older preacher  walked  up to a rosebush and  handed the  young preacher a rosebud  and told him to  open it without tearing off any  petals. The  young preacher looked  in disbelief at the  older preacher  and was trying to figure out  what a rosebud  could possibly have to do with  his wanting to know  the will of God for his  life and ministry. But because of his  great respect ...

A 7th Grader’s Miracles

When I was only 18 months old, I was diagnosed with lead poisoning. I was supposed to end up in the hospital in a wheelchair. My parents told me that the day I was brought into the hospital, my face was yellow and I wouldn’t stop crying. The doctor said it was permanent. But in just one month, I went back to the doctor, and he said the lead poisoning was completely gone. My parents had prayed for me throughout the whole month, hoping it would go away. My dad always drank. My older brother and I always got scared...