“You are judging me!” is a much over-used accusation.  Our value on self-expression has stolen our willingness to accept correction as well as our ability to speak honestly about right and wrong. Paradoxically, all this ‘freedom’ is actually causing the… Continue reading

We all have moments of sudden inspiration –  insight about someone, about a situation – that changes us.  We wonder why we did not see it before, don’t we?   Sometimes I awaken in the middle of night realizing that the… Continue reading

WE are more important than ME (Guest writer today – Sean A. Scott) A friend of mine recently shared his struggle with me about relationships and how increasingly difficult they’re becoming for him. He voiced his frustration and sincere questioning… Continue reading

Getting ‘burnt out’ is a real hazard for those who work long and hard. Forgetting why we do what we do is a primary sign that we are in need of renewal. Burn out is a hazard for all of… Continue reading

It’s Monday and God is right where YOU are! He has prepared a resource for every need you face, promises to walk with you through every situation- good and bad – that will come your way. I awakened this morning… Continue reading

When I am dining out, be it at the local diner or for a dinner at a good restaurant, I really  appreciate good service. Wait staff who are attentive, keeping coffee cups filled, but not hovering, who get the meal… Continue reading

When I entered high school, my Dad made me a promise:  graduate at the top of your class and I’ll buy you a new car!  He never paid up on his promise. He did not have to because I did… Continue reading

So, those good intentions about letting my light shine that I wrote about yesterday, I meant them but, at day’s end, I knew I missed that mark by a mile!  Frustrated by problems and pain, I spent much of the… Continue reading

“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…”  is a kid’s song with a lot of meaning. Really, it is!  God has put a light in each of us and our job is to let it shine brightly.… Continue reading

Remember those now gone, but don’t linger too long in the cemetery!  Memorial Day was once called Decoration Day. It began in the United States after the Civil War as a day to visit the cemeteries to decorate the graves… Continue reading