Family! Pleasure, pain, comforting, aggravating – and so much more, right? A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of going with my Mom and Dad to a reunion of her family in Indiana. For a weekend I interacted with… Continue reading

There are people who are wise and there are people who are sophisticated – and they are not the same. Yesterday I greeted a boy I’ve known for several years. He is in the grip of adolescence and desperately works… Continue reading

Judges is one of the Bible’s more difficult books to fully understand! It tells the story of God’s people in an era when “everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” The lack of strong leadership – political and… Continue reading

A situation in my life got me to thinking about holy stuff… you know, which are holy day? What are holy places and/or holy things? Who are holy people? The first thing I did was re-think the word – “holy.”… Continue reading

Driving home from a hospital visit with a suffering saint I had a long talk with the Lord about the questions that were nagging at the edges of my mind. The main one, “What are You doing, Lord?” There are… Continue reading

One from the archives…. Encourage– — To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence; hearten.— To give support, to foster growing or development________________________ When a person leaves an encounter with you, have you added value to his life, or taken something… Continue reading

Humans can be puzzling, can’t they? The whys and wherefores of behavior can be difficult to discern. Getting to the real need, what’s actually going on under the surface, demands patience. But, time and again in my dealing with people,… Continue reading

Ever hear of Dennis Kozlowski? In June, 2005 he was convicted on numerous counts in Federal courts involving fraud and theft of millions of dollars from Tyco, International. Here’s the amazing thing. Kozlowski was legally compensated with over $500 million… Continue reading

Prayer meetings are not usually the more well-attended functions at churches. I’m sure there are many reasons for that. Maybe it’s the constant repetition of the same, “Lord, bless Charles” kind of prayers that are often the staple of such… Continue reading

Today’s TFTD is not my original work! Thank you to Eddie Hilburn for this article which was published in REV., Sept/Oct. ’06 issue. Selling Maps? I was driving around in an unfamiliar city looking for a local coffee shop where… Continue reading