All of us live with habits, things we do without much thought, mostly because we have always done it that way.  I’m a creature of habit- getting up, enjoying a cup of coffee, reading the Word, going to the office… Continue reading

Students getting ready for the big test do it. People who get a diagnosis of disease do it.  Men who have slipped and fallen into some sinful situation do it. Addicts do it. Kids who broke the cookie jar do… Continue reading

Do you practice the spiritual disciplines-  simplicity, fasting, study, submission, meditation – you know, the easy stuff of the Christian life?  Yes, of course, I am joking!  It is not easy to live a disciplined life.  We need to catch… Continue reading

What has broken your heart? Rejection will do it! Disappointment will surely bring on sadness. Aging often brings a sense of loss, too. The ‘unfairness’ of life broke the Psalmist’s heart. “But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;… Continue reading

Identity is not just about your name, it’s about who you think you are. Do you define yourself as a sinner, saint, bad, good, worthy, worthless? Paul addresses Christians in most of his letters as ‘saints.’  He called the believers… Continue reading

The insanity of hatred was on display in HD full color in stories reported from the war in Gaza and the scene of the Malaysian airliner shot down over the Ukraine. One man’s face is etched into my mind this… Continue reading

Several years ago, someone gave me a book by Jim Collins, with the title – Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t    “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons… Continue reading

The world is trembling under the weight of fear and hatred. An airliner was shot down yesterday, most likely accidentally, in a civil war in Ukraine.  Israeli forces unleashed hell on Gaza last night once again.  A million refugees are… Continue reading

In the second half of the 20th century, a time of amazing prosperity, wealth was accumulated by a hard-working, thrifty generation.  These people were born during the Great Depression and experienced the trauma of the Second World War. After the… Continue reading

In June, 1953, after 16 months of preparation, Elizabeth II was crowned the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.  In a ceremony rich with tradition, she took an oath to uphold the laws of the countries over which… Continue reading