Perseverance and Rewards

98-year-old Charles Fackler was to receive France's Legion of Honor medal for service in World War I.

Bill Fackler, his son, later said, "It was ...

Just Wait on God

Simply wait on him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.

Heaven Is for Those Who Want It

We are afraid that Heaven is a bribe, and that if we make it our goal we shall no longer be disinterested. It is not so. Heaven offers nothing that a ...

God Rewards Us Anyway

Lillie Baltrip is a good bus driver. In fact, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of June 17, 1988, the Houston school district nominated her for ...

Untangled Majesty

Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.

Who Gets the First Piece?

When you carve the Thanksgiving turkey, give the first piece to the person who prepared it.

Real Greatness

Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience.

All For God

The work of a Beethoven, and the work of a charwoman, become spiritual on precisely the same condition, that of being offered to God, of being done humbly ...

Readjusting Our Expectations

We ask less of this life because we know full well that more is coming in the next. The art of living with suffering is just the art of readjusting our ...

The Need to Develop Perseverance

We need to develop the ability to persevere even when the rewards are few and the accolades none.