Confidence is a real gift that is a foundation stone in success.  As children we learned a tale about a little railroad engine that pushed the train over the hill as he puffed “I think I can, I think I… Continue reading

I hesitated before putting my thoughts into words today because I know how quickly the idea of the ‘Devil’ is sensationalized, caricatured, or turned into a source of fear.  Christian, we do need a reminder, from time to time, that… Continue reading

Struggling with doubts is not an oddity among Christians. Everyone has seasons when faith gets wobbly – when fatigue, disappointment, sorrow, or sickness … become overwhelming and making it hard to ‘trust God.’ Christians describe such times in different ways… Continue reading

Our world teeters on the edge of chaos. Threats of war, an economy that is fragile, a divisive political scene, are but a few of the issues filling the news of the day. Even more significant, to me, is the… Continue reading

I’m a fan of a British detective show, Midsomer Murders.  In each episode the writers give several characters plausible motive for the crime to keep viewers guessing until the last few moments when the culprit is revealed. The murderer is… Continue reading

Spending time and money doing routine maintenance is not one of life’s more exciting moments. When I take my car to the garage at the prescribed intervals I pay for oil and filters that disappear under the hood, unseen. So… Continue reading

Does it seem to you that only others can worship, pray, or serve God, that you are too flawed to know and love Him? Does some memory of failure, some past choice, some flaw of character stand in the way… Continue reading

Church attendance peaked yesterday as Christians celebrated the Resurrection. For some it is just a tradition; for others it is the holiest day of the year. Flowers, song, and polished sermons mark the day and rightfully so. Christ Jesus’ victory… Continue reading

Today we remember – the bleakest day of our faith, when evil people crucified the perfect One. And, we call it ‘good.’   Life is often like that, isn’t it? We go through dark times, we experience circumstances that are… Continue reading

The chaotic events swept around the disciples of Jesus. At the Passover meal He told them His time had come, that He would be betrayed by one of them, and be taken to die. Later that same evening, He led… Continue reading