Good Enough

At home, my parents were always encouraging me, telling me I could do anything I put my mind to. In their eyes, everything I did was wonderful. I didn’t have to color inside the lines. I could make a tree purple and the sky pink if I wanted to. All they required was for me […]

The Honest Truth

Daddy looked mystified. “Have you seen my fishing knife?” I shook my head. “Not me. I haven’t seen it.” “Are you sure?” “Yeah.” Evidently, he was going fishing and the knife was missing from his tackle box. Then I had a faint memory of using the knife to dig in the hard earth out by […]

Unashamed (Part 3 of 3)

The apostle Paul said we should do our best to live peaceably with everyone (Romans 12:18). In other words, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Evidently, that did not mean we should conceal our testimony, because Jesus said we’re the light of the world, and we should never hide that light (Matthew 5:14–16). […]

Unashamed (Part 2 of 3)

If you don’t want to be noticed, then look and act like everybody else. One day I went with a friend for lunch at a Japanese grill. We sat at the front and three attractive young ladies joined our group, along the side to my left. While my friend and I were visiting, I overheard […]