by Neal Eckert | Feb 17, 2017 | God's Forgiveness, God's Love
Fuzzy, Dead Caterpillars My seven-year-old daughter’s curiosity for bugs borders on obsession. Today, she found a dead caterpillar in our garage that came to life in our mild winter and promptly died. She located its lifeless body and held it in her hand, curiosity...
by Neal Eckert | Jan 28, 2017 | God's Love, Hypocrisy and Authenticity
Up for a unique story? Good. Because I promise you haven’t heard anything like this before nor will you ever again. My greatest fear is that you’ll think I made this up. That I just got a little too creative with the keyboard. Trust me, I’m not that creative. And if...
by Neal Eckert | Aug 21, 2016 | God's Love
Years ago on a summer afternoon, my younger brother played in a little league game. None of my siblings or parents remembers how well he played or how the team did. Even so, none of us will ever forget that day. The game ended and we went home and began eating a late...
by Neal Eckert | Apr 27, 2016 | God's Love
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3 (NLT) My two-year-old son couldn’t keep any food down. It had been a very rough night and morning for him. He was trembling and weak as he came into the room where I sat. His eyes filled with tears and...
by Neal Eckert | Apr 16, 2016 | God's Love
“And we know that God causes everything to work for the good of those who love him.” (Romans 8:28) (NLT) It got down to five degrees Fahrenheit a few months ago where we live. That morning, my wife realized that she left a bunch of bananas from the...
