This Sunday we will celebrate moms at SPBC. George Eliot once said, “A mother’s yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man.” Moms see through the mud, the dirt, the spaghetti-stained face… they’re human “lie detectors” for heaven’s sake. Where would we be without moms? There’s a reason professional athletes (after…
William Gurnall once said, “Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.” I was recently reminded that the teacher is always silent during the test. In…
Corrie Ten Boom once asked, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” It’s a valid question… one that only you can really answer. If you could read a manuscript of your prayers last week, what would it say? Would it embarrass you? Would you make excuses? As James concludes his letter to the…