Earthly Angels
In 1869, New York City had a big problem that no one wanted to discuss. Every morning, municipal workers moved through alleys, doorways, ash heaps, and vacant lots collecting the bodies of abandoned infants. It happened so often that individual cases barely seemed...
Rest of the Story
Having grown up in church, I always looked forward to Sunday School where I could hear Bible stories. Stories like the Nativity, David and Goliath, and, of course, Jonah and the Whale were my “go to” stories. Frankly, the story of Jonah and the whale is one of the...
Suffering In Life
I’ve come to the point in my life where medical issues become more commonplace. In retirement now, my social life revolves around which doctors I will visit every week. I feel like I’m suffering while sitting on my pity pot. This week I remembered a person who...
Forgiveness is the Key
In January, 1999, Graham Staines was an Australian missionary who spent more than 30 years in India caring for people suffering from leprosy-those whom society had cast away. He lived among them, washed their wounds, fed them, and preached Christ to the forgotten. In...
Is Now the Time?
In recent years we have seen an unprecedented surge in religious conversions, far from the era of “God is Dead.” This new shift makes me believe God is indeed alive and is growing everyday. While it is true that Christianity is disappearing in some areas due to...
Using Your Gifts
It amazes me to discover unknown stories of miraculous outcomes. People who make life better for others, without seeking profit or recognition. Here’s a perfect example. In 1858, a thirty-year-old physician accepted a job most young doctors would have avoided. He...
Do You Care?
If you are alive on this planet, you will see and hear about the plight of the homeless everyday, everywhere, all the time. The homeless population is growing exponentially around the world, throughout our country, in urban and rural areas everywhere. I must confess,...
Boys Will Be Boys
In the summer of 1985, two boys from Dublin, Ireland went outside to play before dinner. Within a matter of days, they stepped off a jumbo jet in New York. They crossed the Irish Sea and the Atlantic without passports, tickets, luggage, or a single adult noticing what...
Little Gifts
In November 1938, a sixteen-year-old Jewish girl named Hilde Back arrived in Sweden, alone, on a train from Germany. Her parents were not with her. The Swedish government had agreed to accept only Jewish refugee children, not their parents. Hilde's mother and father...
The Least of These
Between 1854 and 1929, there was a crisis in New York City. The city had become unsustainably overcrowded due to an influx of thousands of immigrants every day. Does this sound familiar? An estimated 350,000 orphaned, abandoned and homeless children were transported...
God Is In The Details
The longer I live the more fascinated I become with God’s creation. From eagles flying miles high to soar down in the speed of light to catch a fish as it jumps above water, to the tiniest hummingbird with tiny beaks and wings that move 90 miles a minute, I’m...
Real Courage
It was the wee hours of July 11, 2022, when twenty-five-year-old Nick Bostic was driving through the streets of Lafayette, Indiana. He had gone for a drive to clear his head after arguing with his girlfriend, windows down, driving aimlessly with no particular...
America’s Composer
I’m feeling nostalgic on this July 4th, 2026. I’m watching historic documentaries and listening to my favorite music of years past. I'm particularly enthralled with America's composer. I’m talking about Irving Berlin. Irving Berlin was born Israel Beilin on May 11,...
Celebrating Our Country
This week our country celebrates 250 years since declaring its independence. Our founding fathers signed our Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This document is a most extraordinary, extremely significant political document. This July 4th is an opportunity...
Get Go Tell It! – Debby’s Book
