Stories

I sent the following text to one of our mentors:             This is the reply I received:  Here are the details: Roger & Chris are the most unlikely of pairs. Roger is all gray haired, Jesus loving wisdom. Chris is all things youthful, including... Read More ?

“Ok, lets review. What is the name of Elizabeth and Zachariah’s son?” “Jesus!” said the 9 fourth and fifth graders in unison.” It is the Christian Jeopardy default for kids. I laughed. It reminded me of a story of a pastor who ask the following question during a children’s... Read More ?

I was at my church and community harvest party and it seems like all the moms were serving and the dads were walking the kids around to have fun. I must admit at first it felt good to see that many dads with their kids. Everyone enjoyed the music, dads were showing off at the... Read More ?

  I was about a mile from my house when I saw a boy who looked to be 10 years-old shooting hoops in the street.  I watched from a distance as he retrieved the ball again and again, oblivious to the stranger who was now only one house-length away.  In the next instant a white... Read More ?

Last Saturday Taya and I hosted our third annual dinner for her family.  We spent a few hours at my house preparing food, and then served a total of 8 guests in my church basement.  Each year she chooses a theme, and this year, she wanted to do everything... Read More ?

Yesterday this happened… A mom was waiting in our lobby for her 14 year old son, Josh, who was in the next room getting his first piano lesson. This is a fatherless boy who has longed to learn to play the piano. He has been trying to teach himself for years. His mom finally was... Read More ?

God’s Call Through the Fire Thirty years ago I stood on the sidewalk and watched a home burn while waiting for the Firemen who had never been called. I did not know it then, but a five year-old girl was also waiting for rescue that came too late. Today 150 children wait for... Read More ?

Peter was interviewing *Donna, an eleven-year-old girl, to determine her interests before matching her with a Christian mentor. The gangly pre-adolescent child sat with wide eyes when told of the fun things she could do with her own adult friend. “What I really like to do is play... Read More ?

We were standing in the lobby of a church where I had just spoken. A young man walked up to me to say thank you. He was surrounded by a group of kids he had packed in a van and brought to church. “Why do you thank me?” I asked. I thought his words were ironic because I was... Read More ?

On one recent, especially beautiful day, Linda was hoping to hike with Jaclyn (an orphan living in a group home). But to be totally truthful, she did not expect to be able to leave the building. Linda was having a bad day already and dreaded the idea of being holed up in that... Read More ?