... letter to the Romans, "But God shows His love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us?" (5:8) That's a special kind of love, isn't it? It's unconditional love. There is life-changing power in unconditional love. Rep. Maxine Waters, a Congresswoman from Los Angeles, said that one of the first people to make a difference in her life was a fifth-grade math teacher at the James Weldon Johnson Elementary School in St. Louis named Louise Carter. "Beyond her skill at teaching math, Ms. Carter ...
... know me, when they see my name in print, often think I'm a female. I suppose they think Maxie is some sort of abbreviation for Maxine. When I was at The Upper Room, I used to get letters all the time addressed Miss Maxie Dunnam. Now that's made a little ... lonely are. Have you heard how it cares for its tender young, How it labors and toils for their good. How it brings them water from fountains afar- - and fishes the seas for their food. How in famine it feeds them what love can devise, Blood from its bosom ...
