Snapshot vignettes of ordinary people encountering the grace of God in everyday life
Sheila’s Story, by Pat Witherspoon-Hall
“Sheila” found Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) in early 2019 through a local church, where she had initially turned for help in her time of need. The hard-working 34-year-old mother of two children—ages 10 and 1—had recently moved to Houston from another state to flee domestic abuse. Sheila [...]
Some things you have to unlearn, by Rev. David Horton
An eighth grader at Jane Long Academy, located only one block to the east of Gethsemane, stabbed and killed another eighth grader after school on Wednesday, March 6. It was Ash Wednesday, the day that God literally rubs mortality in your face. The boys had crossed over Bellaire [...]
Let’s make Lemonade!, by Claud Riddles
In 1915, Elbert Hubbard coined the phrase “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. This optimistic phrase has been used and published by many people. Perhaps you have said this phrase when faced with adversity or a misfortune? Four years ago, I found myself facing a dilemma while [...]
60 Years of Bliss, by Gibbs Macdaniel, Jr.
As I was sitting in Miss Dolly Harrel’s homeroom at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio in 1953, in walked a NEW girl! WHO IS THAT??!! Grace Nan Jennings. She bowled me over. It was “love at first sight.” I was barely sixteen. We dated through graduation [...]
A Great Cloud of Witnesses, by Warren Fisher
I love the idea of our Year of Gratitude because I have so much to be grateful for…and so many people to thank. Dr. Pace’s challenge has caused me to think anew about all of the people who have touched my life and influenced my faith journey. It [...]
A Message from Thailand, by Dr. Linda Christians
As I write these words, I’m sitting in a classroom with ten Thai pastors who are ministering in environments that are pagan in nature, and incredibly harsh and difficult. They come face to face with cultural and spiritual resistance. Yesterday we listened to each of them preach [...]
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