Who enjoys being afraid?  Yes, there are those who ‘enjoy’ the temporary terror produced by a horror flick. (Not me!)  Then, too, there are thrill seekers who like to push the envelope in life feeling the surge of emotion that… Continue reading

My friend was socially awkward. Conversations with him tended to have long, uncomfortable pauses. Amazingly, he loved entertaining people so much that he built his house specifically to allow for extending hospitality.  He included two extra bedrooms, a big dining… Continue reading

 A young man I know was probably destined for prison. He was failing in school, hanging out with a crowd of losers, going nowhere. He made ‘easy money’ by being a courier for drugs from one city to another. One… Continue reading

Every so often a picture appears in the local newspaper featuring a couple that married for 50 or 60 years. I look at it and quietly congratulate them.  Last week I spent a couple of days at a retreat led… Continue reading

Here in the Northeast part of these United States we are ready for Springtime! It’s been an epic winter, and not in the good sense. Tons of snow and ice, bitter cold, expensive and extensive damage will make this one… Continue reading

The phone rang just as I was settling down for the cold wintry evening.  The voice on the other end expressed a need, one that could not wait. Could I just say no? Would I overcome my weariness and go?… Continue reading

A catch phrase that I heard often as a young preacher was ‘I’d rather burn out for God than rust out.’  The intent was laudable, urging diligence in a cause of paramount importance. Souls needed to be rescued. Suffering people… Continue reading

Sunday was a day full of activities- prayer, preaching, people, and yes, problems!  In the afternoon, I found out that an entry porch at one of our church’s buildings had collapsed when heavy snow pulled it down.  Parking lots were… Continue reading

Recent encounters with government agencies made me know, first-hand, the many ways our society turns us into nameless, faceless objects.  Someone else was ‘in control’ of my life and that they cared little, if at all, about me.  From that… Continue reading