“That’s just who I am. It’s too late to change now.” And with that, she dismissed hope and possibility; convinced that her past was the prologue to her future. But, she is wrong, dead wrong! Betty, (not her real name)… Continue reading

Determining the truly valuable from the cheap imitation can be difficult, at first glance, anyway. On the streets of New York, vendors spread out displays of watches on small tables, offering a ‘Rolex’ for a few dollars. A discriminating buyer… Continue reading

Every pastor hears an old joke again and again – “Hey, must be nice to have a job where you work one day a week.” That’s not even close to the truth. Despite an appearance of being a relaxed lifestyle,… Continue reading

Fear, not the ‘you scared me half to death’ kind of fear, but the gnawing anxiety that drives sleep away and creates a dread of tomorrow is something most of us experience. Sometimes anxiety is focused around a specific issue:… Continue reading

A comedy called City Slickers, (1991) about three guys who try to recover their male identity with a trip to a cattle ranch in the West, included a great performance by the late Jack Palance in the role of an… Continue reading

When I arrived at the jail where I conduct a Bible study each Wednesday morning, I asked the man who unlocked the room, “So, how many will be in study today?” “A big group,” he answered, “they’re sending you a… Continue reading

Awards are everywhere – in the entertainment industry, in sports, where you work, at school. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted two new members yesterday – Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn. Notably, they rejected Mark McGwire despite his homerun… Continue reading

Redeemed… as I meditated on that word, my mind drifted back a long time to when I first became aware of the concept. It was about S. and H. Green Stamps. When Mom shopped, she received sheets of green stamps… Continue reading

The world functions around power. Need to settle a political dispute? Line up the allies and pressure the errant state into compliance. If that fails, send in the army! Whether we realize it or not, American society functions as well… Continue reading

I could not question the young preacher’s sincerity about his desire to reach out to a group of needy people. He had met a group of Christian people who were homosexuals. As they told him about the persecution that they… Continue reading