Jesus said: Peat And Repeat & Repeat Are All Good      “A quiet rebuke to a person of good sense does more than a whack on the head of a fool.” (Proverbs 17:10 MSG)      Jesus is our Savior, Lord, Intercessor, Mediator and, when He returns, our Judge.  So why are there so many things he wants from us that we need whacks on our heads to pay attention to?      "Why do you call me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?  I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice  &n ..read more

 Reverence & Applause Moments?      My best friend invited me to his church.  But he didn’t go with me.  His father had been thrown out of his car on a bridge (before seat belts and airbags) and was killed the night before.  When I was walking in it smelled nicely fragrant.  As I slid into a pew there was a padded bench by my knees.  A man wearing a decorative robe was up on a stage with lots of candles and lit candelabras everywhere.  Then I heard it.  The softest, warmest women’s voices singing.  From behind and above me.&n ..read more

 Heart Squeezer Guaranteed       Throughout much of the World this coming Sunday will be the most celebrated Sunday of the entire year.  It is known as Easter, Resurrection Day or Pascha.  The customs, festivals, fasts and childrens’ and adult happenings are plentiful.  But too many of these have scrambled the horrible Crucifixion and incredible Resurrection and cast them aside.  How sad.  How sad indeed!      About 20 years ago the Holy Spirit filled my soul with a heart-tugging story with an unforgettable twist endin ..read more

  It Doesn’t Have To Turn Out This Way “Authorities say a man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls at a church in Sacramento, California”    (Feb.28, 2022, ABC News)  “Kayla Giles and her husband, Thomas Coutee, Jr., were embroiled in a contentious divorce and custody battle when she shot him in 2018,” (Feb. 1, 2022, People.Com Dr. Jan Garavaglia says, “About 30% of murdered women were murdered by their intimate partner: husband, ex-husband, fiance, etc.” When I did premarital counseling there was one ..read more

FIND ANY STORY QUICKLY Did you know that there are 67 heart-throbbing true stories at this site. Better yet you can easily find any story by going to the right side of the page and typing in the story name in the SEARCH ARTICLES box (just above Larry Smith's photo). Here are the 67 stories: 1 On Your Knees 2 Manifesting Love in Our Lives 3 Castaways and Keepsakes 4    Most Terrifying Fall Ever 5    It'll Feel Like a 2nd New Birth 6 Unsightly Toenails and Elegant Feet 7 Ed & Jesus Have Special Arrangements 8 Has the Lord Stooped for You? 9 Grief Crosses Tha ..read more

  She Never Saw It Coming They were being playfully romantic in bed. She smilingly teased by lightly pushing his cheek away. In a couple of minutes he got up and said, “Why don’t you make some coffee.” Cheerfully she put on her robe and headed to the kitchen. Busy at her task she didn’t notice he’d come up behind her. He said her name. She turned and faster than a diamondback rattlesnake he swung from way back and knocked her flat on her back hitting her head on the marble countertop. The Emergency Room didn’t know if she was going to make it. It was touch and go. Scary days. Would her c ..read more

   Can You Make A Real True Difference? Jesus touched lepers. Jesus helped two adulteress women. Jesus healed on the Sabbath. Jesus held children. Jesus raised smelly, dead Lazarus from the grave. The poet wrote: You have shown that giving is not just about a gift, it is about making a real difference. If you are truly a giver, a loving giver here is one of the most deserving ministries I know about personally.  All year long I use this blog-site to tell true stories praising our Lord. Today I'm varying just this once, just before the New Year which is the last chance this ..read more

ON YOUR KNEES!   Have you ever asked the Holy Spirit to open the heart of a lost person? Have you fallen on your knees and prayed earnestly about him/her? Have you ever fasted and prayed about that soul?  The Apostle Paul so loved his fellow Hebrews he offered the most astounding invitation in all of God’s Word: “At the same time, you need to know that I carry with me at all times a huge sorrow. It’s an enormous pain deep within me, and I’m never free of it. I’m not exaggerating—Christ and the Holy Spirit are my witnesses. It’s the Israelites . . . If there were any way I could b ..read more

“Keeping Yourself in the Love of God” –  Manifesting Love in Our Lives Supplement to “Keeping Yourself in the Love of God” posted Oct. 11, 2021      I have a dear Australian friend who is also an author. She has taken me under her wing and mentored me more times than I can count.  She sent a generous comment about my last story along with a superb story which provides  a superb exposition of two chapters in 1st Corinthians.  Feast on Eva Peck’s narrative.  She and I are like any other Bible authors ~ ~ we don’t agree on everything but both of us l ..read more

Castaways and Keepsakes      Mickey Mantle was a switch hitter.  When batting left-handed it took him 3.2 seconds to run to first base.  When batting right handed it took him 3.3.  Ted Williams always hit towards right field to where the opposing team would shift the left fielder and center fielders away from left field and the shortstop behind second base and the third baseman to shortstop position.  Ty Cobb, in practicing for the new season, always ran bases slower than in the previous season because he practiced with a ten-pound weight on each leg.  ..read more