I just learned that this evening Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest child, 5 year old Maria, was accidentally killed in an accident at their home. Chapman and his music has been a great part of my worship life for many year. First saw him in concert in 1990 at Prestonwood Church in dallas while I was in College. His family is an advocate of adoption, and Maria was one of their adopted daughters. Read this news story for more information, but please pray for their family as this is such a critical time.
Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you
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