On Friday I lit a fire in our fireplace. The flames and warmth are just right for a relaxing evening.  First, there are small pieces of kindling. On top of that are smaller pieces of wood. Once that has caught… Continue reading

Three letters closed every composition done for the Church by composer Johann Sebastian Bach: “S. D. G.” Who can listen to his work, e.g. “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” and not be stirred, spirit lifted? The composer’s desire was not… Continue reading

How would you like to multiply your peace and effectiveness this week, starting now?  We are so accustomed to oversell that you probably read that line with some level of disbelief.  However, there is a decision you can make right… Continue reading

Got a need that is crushing the life out of you? Carrying a burden that makes every step a weary one?  So did the little woman who pushed her way through the crowd to find Jesus.  Her illness left her… Continue reading

But, I want to be a beautiful jar! Jeremiah, sent by God with sermons of correction, received a message in the strangest of places. “Up on your feet! Go to the potter’s house. When you get there, I’ll tell you… Continue reading

About 10 pm last night I turned off the television after watching several earnest people offer to ‘fix’ America if they are elected to the Presidency of this great nation. There were a few interesting ideas but mostly it was… Continue reading

The digital ‘conversation’ for the last 48 hours is about a guy who thinks that a national coffee chain is terrible because the cups they are using this Christmas are just red with no “Christmas” designs on them.  One of… Continue reading

It was a joyful weekend. Our son, Sean, came to spend a couple of days with his Mom and me.  Sunday we celebrated baptism at Faith Discovery Church. What an awesome privilege to immerse  individuals in the water where they… Continue reading

Heaving a deep sigh, I say, “What’s the use of it all?” In the middle of the work day, the whisper comes insisting that it is all just a puff of wind, spit in the ocean! Useless! Or there is… Continue reading

From the outside he looked like a great guy.  Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz volunteered his time in a youth program that encouraged teens to choose law enforcement. He was a family man, respected by the community. He was a training… Continue reading