Set Free to Love

A few months ago, I received a call from a young man whom I had met through a mutual friend. The man asked if I would be willing to join him for a cup of coffee, and I agreed. I had no idea what was on his mind, but I suspected it had something to do with religion....

Into the Muck

When I was a child, about nine years old, I had a four-wheeler. It was a little blue Yamaha 80. It was small, but fast. My older brother had a slightly bigger four-wheeler, a red Honda 125. With help from our father we built a race track around our property. The track...

The Ransom Drop

On a warm September day in 1972, a letter arrived at the home of Charles and Delores Thompson. Delores trembled as she held the letter. Charles could hear the fear in her voice as she called him into the room. It had been two weeks since they had heard from their son...

The Flood is Coming!

Noah’s Ark As a child, when I pushed the limit, my father would warn me, “You are walking on thin ice!” When I heard his warning I knew I had a limited amount of time to change my ways. If I pushed him to his breaking point, if I fell through the ice, there...