Gary Thomas tells the story of an experience that changed him.  He started to write a specific thing about his wife for which he was thankful, everyday. “I began filling in the day-to-day account that very day. It was easiest… Continue reading

The word “love” gets tossed around often.  Preachers talk about it. Songs by the thousand are written about it. We fall into it and out of it, apparently. People profess to love various things, causes, and people. Love is powerful,… Continue reading

Sometimes we come to the proverbial fork in the road.  A choice must be made and both have advantages, both are acceptable, both will require something of us, though the demands will be different. That is my place today.  It… Continue reading

Investing is about putting money, time, and/or effort into something today with the expectation of a return in the future.  Investing demands discipline and patience, doesn’t it?  35 years ago, when my income was meager compared to the present, a… Continue reading

“What do you think You’re doing?” is a question that springs to my mind too often, as if I have the right to question the Almighty, All-Knowing, Eternal God! It is a common human conceit, to think we understand more… Continue reading

I am a Pastor. For four decades people have allowed me to love them, to lead them, to live life alongside of them in every situation, to share the Scripture with them.  It is hard to imagine a better life… Continue reading

I cannot even imagine the terror to be felt by those who were standing in the open at a concert, coming to the realization that bullets were raining down from a hotel window, seeing people fall – and knowing there… Continue reading

Nathan, my little friend who’s 9, loves doing card tricks. His delight in watching my ‘amazement’ is better than the trick most of the time.  But, he manages to fool me often, finding that ace in the middle of the… Continue reading

Hugh Hefner died yesterday. In case you don’t know, he was the founder of the Playboy™ empire. Mostly he was lauded as a ‘progressive,’ a man who spurred along the sexual revolution in America, a leader for civil rights. My… Continue reading

These lines are irreverent but captivating. Rabbi Marc Gellman says that “Prayers basically come down to four –‘Gimme.’ ‘Thanks.’ ‘Oops.’ and ‘Wow!’  Think about it.  We ask. We express our gratitude (or at least we should!), we confess our sins,… Continue reading