The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed,

But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed.

"Dear Father," he prayed "Be with me tonight.

There's much work to do and my schedule is tight.

I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky,

Knowing full well that a reindeer can't fly.

I will visit each household before the first light,

I'll cover the world and all in one night.

With sleigh bells a-ringing , I'll land on each roof,

Amid the clatter of each little hoof.

To get in the house is the dif...

It was a cool late fall Sunday. Our church services were held at one of the oldest local concert theaters in town. A team of us would show up at O-dark-thirty to load the instruments, set up the stage and the cameras and projects for the service. After set up, we would clean up the remnants of the concert the night before which would not be appropriate for children or just in general for a church service.

Someone would always bring in breakfast for the team, which was always appreciated. We ha...

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved.

I work in Memory Care. Unfortunately in Memory Care Units people die. That’s a fact of live. Dementia has many unexplained symptoms. One symptom is hallucinations, so they say. Many times I have a resident which seem to talk to people from their past.

We have just celebrated Thanksgiving. I had two of my residents go home to God this Thanksgiving weekend. Thank God for taking them home to join him. 

I have to share with you the events which proceeded the departure of my second resident (we'll...

Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and saw that she had only three hairs on her head. "Great," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today."

So she did and had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. "Hmm," she said, "I guess I'll part my hair down the middle."

So she did and had a wonderful day.

The...

When my brother was about 10, he was friends with our neighbor 11. We lived in the country and spent the majority of our time outdoors. We had a little stable with two stalls. It always seemed to become the clubhouse when there weren’t any animals occupying it.

One time when they were playing they found a frog. These two boys were your typical mischievous boys, not much thought about life and death, or consideration for nature and animals. They took the frog and threw it, killing it. Don’...

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

We have all learned to live with “voice mail” as a necessary part of modern life. But have you wondered what would happen if God decided to install voice mail? Imagine praying and hearing this:

Thank you for calling My Father’s House. Please select one of the following options:

Press 1 for Prayers

Press 2 for Thanksgiving

Press 3 for Complaints

Press 3 for All Other Inquiries.

I’m sorry, all of our angels are busy helping other sinners right now. However, your prayer is important to us and ...