by DHBrooks1917 | Jan 19, 2024 | Fiction, Inspirational, Uncategorized
Fear dogs my creative endeavors. Over 30 years ago, I took a design class at a community college in Chicago’s western suburbs. One assignment called for drawing a familiar object. After much sketching and erasing, I transferred to paper the outline of a crumpled...
by DHBrooks1917 | Jul 12, 2010 | Inspirational
“Love your enemies” and “turn the other cheek.” Jesus’ commands are tall orders to fill — especially when your enemy seems to be a fellow Christian. Try to walk Jesus’ talk, and most likely you will feel the sting on both sides of your face— even in a Christian...
by DHBrooks1917 | Jun 20, 2010 | Inspirational
I didn’t know the Heavenly Father I had until I lost my earthly father to cancer in 1984. Yes, I knew about God and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at age six, with my delighted father kneeling next to me. I sang about God in church and memorized verses about Him...
by DHBrooks1917 | May 7, 2010 | Inspirational
I’m proud, stubborn, envious, cynical, and prone to anger—even if I don’t show it. Sometimes I wonder how God could ever make any use of me. Believe it or not, I draw encouragement from Jacob (Genesis 25-50)—the J.R. Ewing of the Old Testament. His life was more...
by DHBrooks1917 | Apr 10, 2010 | Inspirational
I arrived in the Philippines in the early 1990s as a single missionary. There was no partner to share breath-stealing rides on brightly painted passenger jeeps barreling down patched streets and shooting the gap between vehicles. There was no one with whom to savor...
by DHBrooks1917 | Mar 31, 2010 | Christmas, Easter, Inspirational
When I was a child, my parents often told me “Don’t touch” while walking past shelves in a store filled with toys or glassware of different shapes and colors. Of all seasons, Christmas presented the greatest temptation for a tactile-oriented child like me. But stores...
