For what do you hope?   Perhaps you hope for a better job, or improved health, or a sunny day.  Of this I am certain, hope is a critical part of a healthy life – spiritually, emotionally, and even physically!  When… Continue reading

Yes, it is a childish part of me but for some reason, I will choose to stand behind a corner and yell “Boo” at an approaching friend or come quietly behind a person and say “Hi” just a little too… Continue reading

I have a lot of fun with the filters that are part of the camera app in my smartphone. Don’t like that person in the background? Erase them.  Want the day to look brighter, instead of gloomy? Add some light… Continue reading

9/11 is a date indelibly written into the minds of Americans who were alive that awful day. The beautiful morning quickly turned into one of death, fear, sorrow, and destruction. The contrasts in our memory are stark. On one hand… Continue reading

How many times have you questioned your abilities, wondering if you were up to the task at hand? Have you told yourself “I know I would be able to accomplish that if only …”  and then filled in the rest… Continue reading

“I’m not happy. I’m over it, done, gone!”  I understand that but is being unhappy reason enough to quit… a job, a marriage, a relationship, a church?  Some marriages end, not because of abuse or adultery, because two people will… Continue reading

“Why did I act that way? I said some terrible things.”  He spoke with shame, regretting those moments.  Who hasn’t felt that way?  Shame is defined as “a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong… Continue reading

I love teaching the Scripture’s truths to our middle school students at the church’s Christian Education program called Awana (Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed -2 Timothy 2:15).  Last night our team met to prepare for the new year and we… Continue reading

Sixty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the “I have a dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a voice for civil rights, a cry for justice.  He famously quoted the prophet Amos – “Away with… Continue reading

Since retiring, leaving behind a regular income, I have paid more attention to my investment accounts. An uptick in the interest rate of even .5% is cause for happiness.  I celebrate a good day on Wall Street knowing that the… Continue reading