A few weeks ago, our Sunday class at Central chose to go on a prayer walk. We met first in our classroom and then were divided into groups to walk and pray on assigned streets around our building. In some ways, our group was a motley crew. Kim, who has been coming to class and … [Read more…]
I think that challenging mothers can help us to grow and mature, no matter the angst we might suffer at the time, especially when their intentions are good. That was certainly the case with both of our precious Christian mothers. They truly wanted to be the best mothers they could be and wanted us to … [Read more…]
I look across the sanctuary and see my daughter with her son and husband, worshiping with us. This is a miraculous thing to me—a surprise gift from God that I never even considered might happen. My husband and I never lived near our parents; we assumed our children would move away, too. And she did, … [Read more…]
Years later, as we worked with the Central Church in Cincinnati, we met Bob and Ruth. Everyone admired Bob and Ruth, and so did we. They were loving to each other and to everyone else. They took people in to live with them when it crowded their four children. Finally they moved to a large … [Read more…]
