Religious folklore tells a vivid story of a man who takes a tour of heaven and hell. In hell, people are gathered around a huge dining room table, with the finest pot of soup situated in the middle. Hundreds of diners are circled around, all trying to eat from the...
I like to tell the story of the man who showed up at the cold weather shelter one night in need of pants. He had very recently lost his home, and he carried just a few changes of clothes and minimal personal belongings in a single bag. That very day, however, he had...
Mark your calendars and plan to support Fredericksburg area non-profits in raising the most money ever in a single day. The “Community Give,” sponsored by the local community Foundation, starts at 12 AM on May 6 and lasts for 24 hours. During that time, donors...
In recent weeks, we have watched a particularly notorious Micah guest attempt to repair five years worth of disintegrating relationships. The library, a local gymnasium, a number of area businesses and even her family had cut off ties in response to her boisterously...
In the lonely hours of a winter night, she sat in a shopping center parking lot. She searched for Christian music on the car radio and prayed. “Why did this happen to me, Lord. I didn’t do anything wrong.” In the 1980s, she and her husband had bought...
