Americans sometimes say, “I’m running around like a chicken with his head cut off!” The idiom comes from reality. In the farmyard when Farmer Jim chops the head off of a rooster in preparation for dinner, that bird will sometimes… Continue reading

Yesterday I received an appeal letter from a Christian organization that our church supports. Attached to that letter was a list of donors, with their contributions listed in order from most to least. What do you think I did? Probably,… Continue reading

Yesterday, the lunch that was served to me by our local diner (Ah, you gotta love those NJ diners) was good, but it was too much! After the soup, salad, and warm soft dinner roll, I was already full and… Continue reading

One of the leading magazines read by charismatic Christians has the following article title prominently displayed on this month’s cover – “Keep your mind closed!” What a terrible exhortation. Sadly, many Believers will follow that advice to the letter, closing… Continue reading

When we read a line like the title of this TFTD, most of us probably think about corrupt cops or someone like Saddam Hussein. But, think again! Power over another person, be it as a parent, as a pastor, as… Continue reading

The air in the room was thick with tension. Each side had their defense up, ready to take the advantage at any sign of weakness. And there I sat, in the middle! The issues were real; there was no doubt… Continue reading

Occasionally, perhaps I should write, frequently, the pace of change in my life nearly overwhelms me. I’m not talking about the normal stuff that everybody deals with in the process of growing older. We call have to deal with aching… Continue reading

Words are a gift. I received cards from my kids for Father’s Day and in them they jotted words that filled my heart with joy because they were affirming words of thanks and appreciation. Yesterday, during worship, we poured out… Continue reading

Sunday we mark Father’s Day. For some, it will be a joyful day to celebrate a loving relationship. For others, it will be a day of sadness, recalling failure or abuse. No matter what kind of earthly father you were… Continue reading

There’s a lot of rhetoric out there about compassion and caring, but how much is genuine? Even among ‘church people’ who hear so much about loving others like God loves us, how deep does the love really go? That’s a… Continue reading