Are you a ‘cool’ Christian? That question was put to me by a speaker on the Abide (https://abide.is/) app that I am currently using for my nightly meditations. “Cool” is one of those words that is hard to define, but… Continue reading

Few things matter more in human relationships than confidence that another will keep his word. Lies, even those that seem inconsequential, are so destructive. A person who exaggerates discounts his words. Those who mislead others find themselves without friends.  Those… Continue reading

Humans do some awful things, don’t they? A story on 60 Minutes about the impoverished nation of Yemen was heartbreaking.  War has brought starvation to thousands. A UN official said that unless there is a break in the fighting a… Continue reading

I enjoy Facebook – probably too much. The social media site keeps me connected with friends and family, lets me enjoy photos and stories from people I have known through the years. I see some who are apparently enjoying an… Continue reading

My eyes closed to rest last night and as is my custom I reviewed the day prayerfully – the wins, the losses, the encounters, my response to the Spirit. Thanks came easily as I remembered ministry, worship, joys of shared… Continue reading

There is a hunger inside of each of us to matter, to be loved, to feel that what we do is worth something to someone. In thousands of ways, people make the statement – “Hey! Look at me!”  Some chase… Continue reading

“What am I ever going to do?” I fretted through the day. My thoughts bounced from the reasonable to the silly.  Do I have a reason for concern? I sure do. Is worry going to solve the problem? It will… Continue reading

Are you disappointed? Perhaps you are frustrated or confused? Woke up to find yourself in a situation you do not like, that you cannot change?  So did some people in ancient Babylon! The Assyrians arrived to besiege Jerusalem. When the… Continue reading

“Nothing in the world is certain but death and taxes,” Ben Franklin said.  I would edit that by adding temptation to the list. It is no joke! Sometimes we experience temptation in ways that are inconsequential like that extra cookie… Continue reading

Thanksgiving sort of crept up on me this year. Business? Preoccupation with the stuff of life? I do not know why but this morning, the thought arrived in the front line of my mind – it is almost Thanksgiving!  Why… Continue reading