A mother was busily writing letters at her desk as her little girl played in another room with a doll. After some time, she called her daughter to come and sit on her lap. The little girl said: “Mommy, I’m so glad you called for me. I love you so much.” “Do you darling?” she […]
One of the most enjoyable and inspiring movies I have ever seen is Mr. Holland’s Opus. It came out in 1995. Mr. Holland, played by Richard Dreyfuss, aspired to be a great music composer in his life. But because of various circumstances, he ended up teaching music to high school students. It was a job […]
Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna in the 2nd century, exercised enormous Christian leadership in the early Church. When he was in his 80s, for instance, he journeyed to Rome where many were converted to Christ. Shortly after his return home to Asia Minor, persecution broke out against the Church in his city. For sport, the […]
Miracles Start Small Like all great works of God, the feeding miracle of the 5,000 (John 6:1-15) started simply. It began in some small Judean kitchen with a mother making a small lunch for her young son. Barley loaves were the least expensive kind of bread. In addition, our account specifically says the fish were […]
