He is now in his eighties, and has been married fifty years. A friend of his, a fellow pastor, visited him not long ago, and told of this conversation. Campbell was confident about the future of the world, confident about the Christian gospel, but somewhat perplexed about his own personal future. He said more than anything else he didn't want to go into a retirement home where there was assisted living. His wife overheard the conversation.
Grace abounds in our lives.
There is joy, new every morning. Bob was a pastor. One of his parishioners was an avid fisherman by the name of Richard. Bob was called by the bishop to travel about five hours to another community to make a special presentation. He decided he would drive in the afternoon, speak that night, stay overnight, and then drive back the next day.