Years ago, I visited a Latin American nation where every town had a church, almost always the nicest building in the town. I saw people crawling across rough stone pavements, up stone steps, and across splintery wooden floors to kneel… Continue reading

Little Jason, a grand-nephew, came to visit yesterday. As the little guy, he’s 3, talked it was apparent that he is watching those around him, taking it all in. I took a picture of him and, using an app on… Continue reading

That Book – does it own your mind and heart? Just about the first thing I do each morning is to open my Bible.  From the inspired Text, I am instructed about life, see God reveal Who He is, and… Continue reading

Do you know the best gift you can give, especially in times of sorrow?  Yourself!  Yesterday, after our son, Jay, and his boys left for Florida; after an alarming phone call that stirred up old and unpleasant memories; after Bev… Continue reading

Easy answers and simple solutions seem to the order of the day in an age of sound bites and slogans.  One politician implies that the complex issue of illegal immigration can be met by just ‘building a big wall’ and… Continue reading

Everybody loves the story that ends with a triumph.  Remember the 2006 film, The Pursuit of Happyness (sic)? It is based around the story of Chris Gardner,(played by Will Smith) who was a struggling single father trying hard to make… Continue reading

I hate ‘loose ends.’   Where possible I like to work in a way that completes tasks in a timely manner. When I mow my lawn, I do it – trimming, sweeping up – before I go into the house.… Continue reading

Eternity. Heaven. Home.  Those are not just words in my Christian dictionary: they are lifelines!  Living in the ‘valley of the shadow of death’  causes me to think often of the promise of God.  What a silly young man I… Continue reading

“Breaking my neck in an auto accident … caused me to reexamine my marriage my faith, and how I planned to spend the rest of my years.  As I lay strapped to a backboard awaiting word on whether a major… Continue reading

Is your ‘faith’ healthy? Let me explore the question with you. No, I am not asking if Christianity is in good shape or even  if your local congregation is thriving.  Is there evidence of faith in God, hope in Christ,… Continue reading