“I’m tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I’m going camping.”

We settled Mama into the wheelchair and loaded her down with both our pocketbooks and a vase of flowers I had picked to present to our host in hopes of softening the effects of any opinions Mama might vent during the evening.

It was no mean trick doing the wiring with those mittens on. But I managed it and crawled out, batting spiders into the shadows. I could hear a thud as they hit the floor joists, then a scuttling sound, then, worst of all, the silence of spiders.

When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she’s not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she’s pretty free with that walking stick, too.

Many Muslim countries are closed to missionaries, a policy Christians see as a denial of religious liberty.

To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

A big issue for Muslims is when Christian evangelizing – telling people about the faith – becomes proselytizing, actively trying to convert.

Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.

In the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest.

Yes, religion and politics do mix. America is a nation based on biblical principles. Christian values dominate our government.

God doesn’t break things so He can fix them; He fixes broken things so He can use them.

Complaining proves nothing but that you can hear the voice of the Devil