Are you inspiring anyone, showing the way to another, a positive influence among those with whom you live?  History is filled with stories of people who rose to lead, men and women who courageously stepped to the front of… Continue reading

  Are you a ‘winner?’ How do you know? When I watch my Patriots play, I know when they win. How? The score! The team with the most points on the scoreboard wins!  When the Pats take the field, they… Continue reading

  How do you want this week to go for you? Do you want to be miserable, irritable? Would you prefer joy? There is a singular choice that you alone can make that will have a major impact, shaping your… Continue reading

  Thursdays are often the longest day of the week for me, the middle of the pastor’s week, the ‘make or break’ day for weekend preparation. This morning while I was getting focused for the day I thought of the… Continue reading

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