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

Your Greatest Place of Influence? There were about 20 of us gathered on the front yard of a local church to observe the National Day of Prayer yesterday. In the middle of one of our prayers, as I heard the… Continue reading

Just take a pill! We love our medicines, don’t we?  We have great faith that there should be some chemical to cure what ails us.  I am thankful for Aleve that keeps me from feeling those aching muscles, for the… Continue reading

My solitary voice raised in song in the church sanctuary yesterday: “For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth; Thou art exalted above all gods…”   After hearing a report that was discouraging, I knew there was only one… Continue reading

Descriptions of real problems find their way into our vocabulary and then we are ready to ‘diagnose’ others.  “Control issues” is the term of the day. As in, “My husband has real control issues. Why should I have to keep… Continue reading

WE can do it! Last night, I sat quietly at a table with about 10 people who invest 2 plus hours every Sunday evening in ministry to little kids.  As I listened in on the work session of our Awana… Continue reading

An Armchair Christian If you did not really know the guy, you would assume he was an amazing athlete. He can really talk the game.  But, that’s all he is can do.  He has no real ability because he has… Continue reading