Yesterday was not one of those AAA days in my life.  The ‘stuff’ of life got to me.  In spite of doing a chapel for our Christian academy on joy, I was anything but joyful. “Why me?” I whined.  In… Continue reading

When my friend spoke of another person whose life demonstrates the beauty of Jesus, a person of noble character, she grew emotional with tears filling her eyes. Genuine holiness does that! It captivates us, lifts us, makes us want to… Continue reading

Last week I did some clean up in my yard. I cut back some leafy branches and tossed them behind the garage. I forgot all about them until yesterday. When I went to dispose of them – it was no… Continue reading

Jesus gave us work to do, a calling for every Christian. “Go, change the world. Turn sinners into saints.”  To the extent that we are passionate about that calling, it can consume us. How do we do this in a… Continue reading

In my family, ‘home’ was important. When Bev and I became a family, we tried to make our house a ‘home’ for our kids as well.  The goal is to create a welcoming, safe, nurturing place. As a teen, I… Continue reading

That person sitting there across from me was crushed, broken, beyond tears with a sorrow so heavy you could feel it in the room. Was it death or sickness? No, it was betrayal! His spouse walked out of the home… Continue reading

A recent article pointed out the terrible state of many public restrooms in America compared to those in some other nations. I will spare you the more gross descriptions of the sorry state of some of those places!  Apparently, we… Continue reading

“Pastor, I really want to serve the Lord. I’m feeling the call to do ___________ and hope this church will support me.”  That comment, in some form, is one that I hear quite often. Some follow through, apply themselves, make… Continue reading

Do you know that feeling of anxiousness that creeps up when life’s challenges start piling up? There are seasons (days, weeks, maybe months) when it feels like all of our resources are used up, when demands are many; some big,… Continue reading

We have all experienced dealing with someone who is radically committed to something or someone.  There are those with whom there is no possibility of a discussion about politics because they are ‘’all in” in their dedication to a singular… Continue reading