“I have just got to have that,” we convince ourselves. For some, it is food. Are you convinced that missing a meal will ruin your life?  Others must have a schedule packed with activities. Do you believe that a day… Continue reading

A few weeks, when I was driving the narrow turnpike lanes in less than ideal weather with heavy traffic, feeling the pressure of getting to the airport on time,  the muscles in my shoulders and neck tightened. My breathing grew… Continue reading

The National Football League says that the New England Patriots played the first half of the championship game with footballs that were not inflated to regulation pressure.  Some say, “No big deal!” Others may it out to be an offense… Continue reading

I am tired after dreaming what seemed like all night.  In scene after scene I was struggling through frustrating circumstances.  In one I was attempting to lead a worship service where musicians doing their own thing and the people in… Continue reading

“All rise,” the bailiff barked, “the court will come to order.”  The judge entered wearing a long black robe and took her seat, raised above the rest.  Only after she was seated did we sit down. Only when we were… Continue reading

Al Stein came to know Christ at Faith Discovery Church (then Washington Assembly) when we were both young adults. He sensed God’s call and prepared for full-time ministry. Over the many years since then, our paths would cross from time… Continue reading

GPS is amazing technology!  While visiting our children in Florida I was able to drive around an unfamiliar city, never once asking direction, never lost.  The signals from satellites in orbit thousands of miles above, coupled with programming that measures… Continue reading

When is the best choice to just ‘leave it alone,’ and when is it time to ‘speak the truth in love?’  When we see another choosing a pathway that we know is wrong, that offends God, or that will eventually… Continue reading

“Lord,  You bless me so richly. You pour abundance into my life. You  give me the privilege to serve You in a place beyond good!!”  My prayers of praise spilled out after ending a full day of ministry, service, and… Continue reading

Teens have an extraordinarily high rate of self-inflicted injuries resulting from risky behaviors.  Why?  Research discovered that the areas of the human brain that acts to control impulses is still continuing to develop well into the 20’s. In the teen… Continue reading