There’s nothing quite like a good night’s sleep. When my body is aching with fatigue, when I cannot think clearly because of lack of sleep – there is nothing like sinking into my bed and drifting into a deep, peaceful… Continue reading

Our emotions are so entwined with our spirituality that sometimes it impossible to separate the two, isn’t it? When a person grows depressed, he may conclude God has forsaken him. When great pain brought on by loss or illness presses… Continue reading

I watched the VP debates last night. Who won? All the talking heads agree that the answer to that question depends on what the viewer’s preference was going into the 90 minute encounter of candidates. An hour and half of… Continue reading

I believe that the current economic difficulties are rooted in a basic problem that shows up throughout our American culture – an inability to say “No,” to ourselves. We think we are entitled to bigger, better, more, and much! For… Continue reading

“Empower” is a current buzzword. When somebody is said to be ’empowered,’ it means that they have been invested with authority, given legal status, or had resources handed to them. We used to talk about providing equal opportunities to people… Continue reading

From the subject line, you could conclude that I do not buy the alarmist language of our national leaders warning of an impending economic implosion. Honestly, what I know about economics ends with a balanced checkbook and mortgage interest rates,… Continue reading

I enjoy fireworks! First, you see the colorful light design spread across the sky, then you hear the boom of the explosion, then comes the shockwave of pressure you can feel in your chest. It is an awesome display meant… Continue reading

If you asked me to heft 200 lbs of dead weight from the ground right at this moment, I could not do it! If you told me that my life would depend on my ability to heft that same load… Continue reading

A mommy whose 5 year old son attended our Vacation Bible School reported the following: So, I tell Jacob, “Tell me the words to that song so we can ask Mrs. Scott.” “Okay,” he says, “it’s the one with the… Continue reading

Imagine if the Creator had become bored or weary and decided that instead of making the universe all ‘very good,’ (Genesis 1:31) He had settled for good enough! We observe that God went for design that is wondrous, full of… Continue reading