Tuesday was not a grand day at my house.  There were the petty irritations– a broken appliance, a missed appointment. Then there was a phone call that brought the news that a person I care for had taken yet another… Continue reading

There are days when I wonder if I am ‘good enough’ to even call myself a Christian. I get fearful and I plot to run away to some retreat. Sometimes I get short-tempered and regrettable angry words out-run my self-control.… Continue reading

Life kicks into gear for a new week. Millions are headed back into classrooms at start of a new school year. In the middle of it all, we can feel small, insignificant.  Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday, was… Continue reading

This week, in a solemn ceremony at the White House, President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to the widow of John Chapman, a U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, who was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan after a heroic… Continue reading

Her tears were real flowing not from physical pain, but from the anguish of her soul.  As we talked together she spoke of failures and judgments, convinced by people in her life that she was worthless, taking up space in… Continue reading

Winston Churchill, the man who served England through the Second World War, had nothing but scorn for the man who was Prime Minister before him, Clement Attlee. Attlee saw Germany as a force that could not be resisted and tried… Continue reading

“Profit” is part of our economic system. Goods are produced that consumers want to buy, sold at a price that allows the producer to profit. The competition of the market ideally drives them to balance price and quality.  If a… Continue reading

I am sure you have heard this old line – “Blessed is the man who expects nothing for he will never be disappointed!”   What a terrible way to live.  Do we find ourselves with missed expectations? Yes, we do, because… Continue reading

Ed is struggling to find his way to adulthood. He likes the cocoon of ‘home,’ though he says otherwise. He spends the day playing video games, lives off his allowance, and resists taking responsibility for himself. Some might envy that… Continue reading

Our Wednesday Fellowship tackled the opening lines of James last night. What meaty food from the Word. There is a line, familiar, but still challenging:  “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds…” (James 1:2,… Continue reading