By: Jewell Burrow My mother, born in 1920, wrote this quaint children’s story. What a gift to find it again. She would love knowing that you read it to your children this year. Once upon a time, there was an old cobbler named Peter. Day by day, he worked away at his bench, a-tap-a-tap,a-tap-a-tap, trying to make each pair of …
“Your home must be so beautiful.” My Taiwanese neighbor gushed these words with a smile. “You must have such a knack for decorating.” Flattered and a little confused, I invited her inside. After all, she had never actually been inside our apartment. “No,” Mrs. Li hesitated. “I’m busy at the moment, but I’d love to come by later in the …
Welcome Hartlee Kirk back to Hungry For More. We love it when you visit us with your insights, Hartlee! ——————- “The law declares it a crime. The woman had violated this law; therefore, she was at fault. As she hastily loaded Target bags into her suburban, the man wearing the polo shirt seemed determined to point this out. “You just …
“Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” (John 15:2) Think about the spiritual fruit that you most desire to bear – let’s say joy, for instance. What happens when He nips our bud of joy? I’m discovering that it gives me a perfect opportunity to truly know the source of …
“Random acts of kindness”. I remember hearing this term for the first time years ago. Evidently, it began in the early ’80’s when an author wrote the term on her placemat in a Sausalito restaurant. As we think of kindness as one of the spiritual fruits given to us by God, how random can kindness actually be? …
I was a very immature sixteen-year-old. So, when the Father said: “I chose you …to bear fruit…that should remain.” (John 15:16) I heard: “Kandy, you are to evangelize the world.” I mean after all, that is what my church taught me “fruit” meant. If you have been a Christian for any length of time, …
