Isaiah 40:31
By Rev. Ron Youngerman, Bishop's Associate For The Panhandle “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.” -- Isaiah 40:31 The phone rang. Our deputy sheriff said, Pastor, I need you to come with me. Something terrible has happened. On their way home from a baseball game, two of our local high school boys had been killed in a head on collision on a hilly Nebraska country road. And we were on our way to break the news to their families. On the way to break the news to their families, the deputy said, Pastor, can you do the talking. I’m not good at this sort of thing. As we pulled into the driveway, we saw both moms on the front porch. Once we got out of the car, they both knew. Why else would a deputy, and your Pastor, come to your home together? Their hands went to their mouths and both sobbed, No, No, No! I took their hands and uttered the terrible news of the boys' deaths. Also on the porch was grandpa, smelling of booze. He poked his finger i...