Everything- means just that! The office printer just stopped working yesterday. I am tech savvy, so I did resets, restarts, unplugs – all the normal things one would do to get it going again.  A call to tech support from… Continue reading

Last week was one of stories of cruelty shocking to the extreme.  We learned that a man kept three young women locked in his Cleveland home for 10 years to serve his twisted desires. Then, on 60 Minutes, the report… Continue reading

$4 for a piece of paper, some foil imprinting, and a ribbon? The practical side of me says, “Jerry, just go fold a piece of paper, write your thoughts on it, and send it off.”   Message delivered, money saved. Am… Continue reading

The allure of the ‘supernatural’ Priests, prophets, and holy men from ages past to this day promise those who do something (pray longer, be more holy, sing more fervently, give bigger offerings) that they can make the supernatural happen. Their… Continue reading

Hob·by  –  an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation   So what’s your hobby?   Please don’t say watching TV or playing video games… sorry, that just couldn’t be helped!   A majority of Americans… Continue reading

I love music, always have.  No, I am not a musician and have little appreciation of the finer points of music.  For me, music is an emotional, more than intellectual, experience.  A country ballad evokes one kind of response; a… Continue reading

I paid the man to inflict pain on me.  No, I am not having psychological problems. He is a surgeon and the procedure saved my life! Now, that I have your attention, let’s talk about how we deal with the… Continue reading

The call brought news of a friend’s serious illness.  Hearing the pain in her husband’s voice, my emotions were stirred.  Then, my reflex was ‘let’s pray.’  After decades of walking with Jesus, prayer is like the air I breathe.  Could… Continue reading

It’s dark, but we carry the Light Three women who were abducted in Ohio about 10 years ago were found yesterday. They were locked in a house in a neighborhood where there was also a 6 year old child. All… Continue reading

Can you just give it a rest? When I catch myself whining about something for too long, I tell myself, “Give it a rest!” I need to coach myself to shut my mouth, to let things go, or to give… Continue reading