While shaking my head over a story of yet another egregious moral failure that appeared in our newspaper yesterday – this time a grandmother and local mayor caught stealing $9000 from a church where she volunteered to work in the… Continue reading

Yesterday around 7 AM I was praying in the sanctuary before the church services as I customarily do. Music was playing in the background and I became aware of the lyrics of the song which spoke of loving Jesus whole-heartedly… Continue reading

Thanksgiving feasts are over. Football games played out for us who watched from our recliners! Our families are thinking about going home. And today … is ‘Black Friday,’ the day when American consumers spend $Billions! It is called “Black Friday”… Continue reading

I am blessed in too many ways to count! My life has been filled with good things – loving parents, a rich spiritual heritage, enough resources available so I can have food, health care, shelter, and creature comforts more than… Continue reading

Snack chips are a weakness of mine! Just about any variety will do, however sour cream and onion potato chips and nacho cheese corn chips top my personal snack list. But, chips are not health food so I must fight… Continue reading

God said, “Go to Nineveh!” Jonah said, “No, I’m having none of it!” and so starts one of the more amazing sagas of the Bible. The Bible says, “Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction in order to… Continue reading

According Doug Pollock (Outreach, August, 2005 issue) as American forces moved through the city of Najah in April, 2003, rumors spread among the population that the soldiers were going to desecrate a mosque. An angry crowd of Iraqi civilians gathered… Continue reading

Dr. Henry Cloud, in his book, Integrity, makes this simple statement – “Reality is always your friend.” He tells the story of the CEO of a dog food manufacturing company that was seeing sales fall month after month. New sales… Continue reading

My sons are doing some remodeling work in our home this week. Watching them work makes me wish I was 28 again! Yesterday, I got home and when I saw a part of the unfinished project, I said, “Stop, that… Continue reading

God has no grandchildren! In reading the books of 1 and 2 Kings, I note a phrase that shows up again and again as a new generation is introduced, “he did what evil in the sight of the Lord.” The… Continue reading