What is it in yourself you intensely dislike: your temper, the way you look, your personality, some chronic physical weakness, a handicap? You have likely prayed to be changed, healed, delivered… right? It is right and good to ask our… Continue reading

Are you a conceited Christian? Most of us begin our faith walk with God in desperation; our cry like that of an infant. “Oh, God, help me!” In a short time, when we’re back on our feet, doing good, the… Continue reading

The schoolyard game of ‘telephone’ can produce strange results. A phrase is whispered into the ear of one child, who then whispered what she heard into the ear of another. After the message is passed through 20 people the person… Continue reading

I made a sweet trip yesterday with my little brother, Eddie, age 10. If you’re a regular CoffeeBreak reader you know that my Mom is very ill with lung cancer, confined to her bedroom. Her illness is made all the… Continue reading

When stressed I find myself tempted to let grace be overcome by an attitude that projects one message: ‘just get out of my way.’ Recently while I was working through concerns that are arising out of my mother’s illness, I… Continue reading

My cell phone chirps and beeps all day long. The PC that is never far from my sight flashes text, sound, and pictures on my desks and next to my living room chair. Our televisions give us the latest information… Continue reading

Human communication is fascinating. From 400 page books to 1 line text messages we are always communicating. Most of the time it’s just about the ordinary stuff of life “Hey, honey, would you move your car in the drive?” “What… Continue reading

I’m not a health food fanatic by any stretch of the imagination, but I eat a balanced diet that includes less and less ‘junk’ these days. Maybe it’s wisdom, maybe it’s just my inability to eat junk food and still… Continue reading

It’s over. The $300,000 commercials are being dissected. The halftime show that delighted and disappointed (A ‘who cares’ shrug from me) will be discussed terminally today. The men who strained to win a championship for the season will be taking… Continue reading

Remember that old Beatles song? It’s simple, universal, and resonates with us. Love hunger is universal. Though it is often confused with other things; in our current culture that is sex, we understand love when we experience it and we… Continue reading