About a month before she died, I came home from the office one afternoon and found my Mom grinning widely.  “That box over there is a gift for you,” she said. It was a French press coffee maker she had… Continue reading

Our packed schedules, limited resources, and uncertainty about so many things create high levels of desperation. Desperate people are prone to slide from fear into anger because these two emotions live next door to one another in us. Everywhere I… Continue reading

“How about that post in your own eye?” was Jesus’ gently humorous jab at those who were quick to point out the speck of sawdust in the eye of another. Reminds me of the guy who complained to the police… Continue reading

Ever heard that expression, “just off the boat“? A century ago, when immigrants arrived in America by steamboat from Europe, they came full of naïve expectations of what life would be in the land of opportunity. Many were easy prey… Continue reading

Remember when you were about 5 years of age how real that monster in the closet was in the dark in the middle of the night? When you woke up at midnight, with consciousness came fear. The blankets became your… Continue reading

He’s a fraud, his claims of heroism in Vietnam inflated tales invented because he liked the praise they brought his way. The man did not just exaggerate his war stories at a backyard picnic! He got a United States Senator… Continue reading

There it was on the news. Men who take vitamin E increase their risk of a certain kind of cancer. The evening before the report was that women who take a multi-vitamin supplement die at a younger age. But, I… Continue reading

America’s troubles are far from over. A darkness lies ahead of us that will make today’s troubles look like good times. Just so you know, I dislike writing things like that even more than you dislike reading it. God judged… Continue reading

Two things I find unappealing – lukewarm coffee and flat soda pop.  On a hot day, an iced coffee is delicious, and what can replace a steaming hot cup of coffee on a chill winter morn? Flat soda? Well, just… Continue reading

One friend posted on Facebook of his upcoming trip. Another wrote about the way God was blessing him as he attended a renewal conference. I did not rejoice for either of them. My first response was one much less attractive;… Continue reading