Tag: old age

Keeping a Young Spirit

Wendell Needham had grown old. He was an old man facing Parkinson’s and numerous other physical ailments. Yet, each day he read and study his Bible to learn more. He had been retired from ministry for several years and now struggled to go about life’s daily tasks, but his spirit was vibrant. He led daily …

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They Still Bear Fruit in Old Age

Lama Smith lay most hours in bed.  She was confided to a residential care home in West Tennessee.  I was a young minister who enjoyed going to visit her.  She was a former English teacher and faithful Christian lady.  She was in her late 80s.  She had constant intestinal and abdominal pain.  I would go …

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