There are hundreds of books that teach us skills we need to win. Some counsel on the ways of building wealth, others on the agility necessary to mastering a game. But, I am convinced that a skill most needed is… Continue reading

The greeting card business has to be a lucrative thing! It costs four bucks for a piece of paper, some foil imprinting, and a ribbon! The practical side of me says, “Jerry, just go fold a piece of paper, write… Continue reading

When I was a little tyke in Sunday School, we sang –“The devil is a sly old foxand if I could, I’d put him in a box.I’d lock him up, and throw away the key,for all the dirty tricks he’s… Continue reading

Christians celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday, the day in which people of ancient Jerusalem welcomed Jesus as their King, or so it would seem on the surface of the story. The story of the restoration of Lazarus from the grave after… Continue reading

Tom Rees, a pastor in Pennsylvania, sent out the following….My prayer is that you might follow some or all of his suggestions and find that your celebration of the Resurrection is more blessed than ever before.________________________ I invite you to… Continue reading

I love my wife. Serving her, caring for her, meeting her needs is no burden to me. I do not calculate whether we are ‘equal’ in our expression of love, or that I have ‘done enough’ for her, or if… Continue reading

If you want to irritate me, just start to ‘explain’ the difficult experiences that surround us. The preachers with booming voices who declared that the attacks that cost 3000 lives on September 11, 2001 were ‘the judgment of God on… Continue reading

New York was shocked on Monday afternoon by the news that Gov. Elliot Spitzer was a client of a prostitution ring. A federal probe led to the conclusion that Gov. Spitzer was a regular customer, so-called “Client 9.” So, what… Continue reading

On the past weekend, I was privileged to spend several hours with a family at the bedside of a young mother who is, to all appearances, on her final journey. She has fought a valiant battle with cancer, endured many… Continue reading

“Born again” became part of America’s lexicon in the 1970’s. The ‘Jesus People,’ counter cultural groups who began to explore Christianity spirituality outside of the larger organized churches claimed to be ‘born again.’ Jimmy Carter, during his run for the… Continue reading