Apr 01 2008
The scene was horrific. A sugarcane truck was heading down the mountains of Honduras when the driver lost control and the truck flipped. The accident resulted in several people losing their lives and one man losing the ability to use his legs.
Feb 09 2008
One of the favorite television shows of folks here at Rivers of the World (ROW) is “Everybody Loves Raymond,” featuring lead characters Raymond Romano and two-time Emmy award winner Patricia Heaton. Ms. Heaton recently did a wonderful thing in support of ROW.
Feb 05 2008
Are you like many people when you make a mistake you beat yourself up? Let me tell you about a little mistake I made the other day. I had just arrived back in the States from being out in the jungle and I had brought back with me a fungus growing on my feet.
Jan 25 2008
As the beginning of this new year unfolds, there are two things that I would like to tell you. First, happy New Year!
Jan 22 2008
I have a group of friends who hate to be alone. These folks just cannot stand to be by themselves so they substitute activity for intimacy. If you dug a little deeper into their lives you would discover that all of them have things in their past that continue to haunt them.
Jan 20 2008
The excitement of Christmas has passed and it is now that most wonderful time of the year—time for us to exchange everything that doesn’t fit or just itches too much. I love to tell my friends that I am a double, extra large, I like things that are soft and I enjoy long walks on the beach.
Jan 19 2008
Three worship services, two trips to the mall and traffic for everyone! It is that most wonderful time of the year—Christmas. So, are you going crazy yet? I have written checks to everybody, I know I have bought presents for people that I don’t even know and I have even bumped into myself carrying packages. Life at this time of the year is often like a whirlwind.
Jul 09 2006
Despite the fast paced society in which we live with all its modern conveniences, we still wait for many things. We wait in traffic, for our meals to be served, for our vehicles to be serviced and sometimes we even wait for Sunday sermons to be over.
Jun 09 2006
I am at home on rivers and in jungles where it is hot and steamy. I am not crazy about mountains and cold weather, and yet, I found myself in the back of a pickup truck headed into the mountains where it was cold. I could not get out of the truck as it continued its climb up, up and up into the mountains.
Jun 06 2006
What was the toughest thing you have ever had to learn? Was it reading, writing or arithmetic? For most of us, the most difficult lessons we have learned were not in the classroom at school, but instead, they were in the “classroom” of life.