Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15, NIV) It’s a tough concept to grasp living as we do in a… Continue reading

He’s rich. He’s famous. He’s got ‘the girl.’ But, yesterday he drove his Cadillac Escalade over a cliff! It’s a bizarre story about a retired football great, Junior Seau. After being arrested and charged with felony assault for allegedly slapping… Continue reading

Crisis is a powerful catalyst for change. People who have lived without a thought of God will start to pray when life turns sour. The cliché reminds us that ‘there are no atheists in foxholes.’ How it must grieve the… Continue reading

Do you know anyone with the amazing `ability’ to turn the best situations into something miserable? Some can always be counted on to point out the flaw, to pick out the spot, to find the downside. Not surprisingly, such people… Continue reading

On Tuesday evening, Bev and I were watching a primetime TV drama, when we both realized that what was happening on the screen was not right for us to be watching. We were becoming participants in the sinfulness of our… Continue reading

My newspaper carried a huge headline today: Rescue! The word is all over the media and for good reason. 33 men, trapped deep inside the earth in a Chilean mine for 69 days, were finally being lifted to the surface… Continue reading

In the world of investments, there are strict regulations on so-called ‘insider trading.’ That is when a person uses information not available to the general public to purchase or sell securities to gain profit, often at the expense of those… Continue reading

“He’s coming soon, … with joy we welcome His returning!” The song came to mind as I walked in the early morning dawn. The streaks in the eastern sky made me think of the coming of His Kingdom. The hope… Continue reading

Can you appreciate beauty? Dictionary.com defines beauty as “the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or… Continue reading

Do you know how to mourn? We just don’t do ‘sad’ very well, do we? When crisis hits, when life goes into reverse, we do all we can do to leave the sorrow behind as quickly as possible. We tell… Continue reading