A few years ago there was a bumper sticker with this sentiment- “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty!” Jesus has a much better idea. He calls on all of us who have been invested in by His love,… Continue reading

Sean, my son, and I were talking about the church he has been attending for several months. He really likes it. The worship music is good, both from an engaging quality and in Spirit! The pastor is a good teacher… Continue reading

We are very intent on justifying ourselves. In a counseling session I listened as a person who has spent much of her adult life abusing drugs blamed the world. She could not bring herself to say, “It was my decision… Continue reading

The old story of Chicken Little amuses and warns us. In case you’ve forgotten, Chicken Little was walking one day when an acorn fell on her head. She assumed that the sky was falling and ran around spreading fear and… Continue reading

“American Idol Give Back” – was the theme of the TV program last week. In a 2 hour long special, the producers took us to various places where they saw human need. They visited the people still living among ruins… Continue reading

Many years ago, we cared for John (not his real name), who was a foster child in our home. That little boy was fearless. Because he could not, or would not recognize dangers, big or small, we had to constantly… Continue reading

On the ring finger of my left hand is a gold band, set with small diamonds, that is well-worn after 32 years! It makes me a marked man. That little symbol declares that Jerry is married, that his affections belong… Continue reading

Mary Kay Ash, the founder of the cosmetics company that bears her name, says “Everyone has an invisible sign hanging around their neck saying, ‘Make me feel important!’” Is she right? To a degree, yes. We all like to know… Continue reading

More than a few times in my life, particularly in my teens, one of the reasons I did not give in to peer pressure to do some stupid thing, was that I heard the echo of my Dad’s voice in… Continue reading

People greet me with that common question – “How are you?” I often reply, “Marvill-ious!” The silly, made up word catches them off guard and, after a couple of seconds of trying to figure out what I said, they smile.… Continue reading