There I stood, on a rocky mountain point, high above the valley, looking toward the horizon. That was the mental image that formed in my mind as I prayerfully meditated this morning. The adventure we call ‘life’ continues with the… Continue reading

Lee Sparks, a former pastor, now writer, wrote a provocative column (REV. – Jan. ’06) about the way we tend to say, “I’m outta here,” within 30 seconds of the moment that something happens which makes feel us uncomfortable or… Continue reading

The child is a mess; a flood of tears, gasping for breath between sobs. “I want my Mom,” the words wheeze out in little spasms of physical emotion. When Mom shows up, she takes the little one in her arms,… Continue reading

When you’re feeling insecure, what do you do? Some of us talk, endlessly, as though our words were a protective shield. Some of us withdraw. Some of us act out, being a clown or showing off. Some of us work… Continue reading

Yesterday in Dover, PA, a federal judge named John E. Jones, ruled that Intelligent Design, which suggests an alternative to Darwinian evolution as the explanation for the origin of the species, cannot be taught in public schools. I don’t know… Continue reading

Who is your hero? You’re too old for heroes, you say? Let me ask it this way, then. Who do you admire? What has that person done that makes him/her a model for you? Hold that thought. Jesus came into… Continue reading

Would you like to walk through this ‘holy day’ Season and gain strength, feel renewed, and be deepened in faith? Will you be one of those who fails to take away the renewal of spirit that the Season seems to… Continue reading

During WWII, the phrase ‘battle fatigue’ was coined to describe the emotional state of those soldiers who were mentally broken by the stresses of warfare. It would show up in different ways – loss of sight, hearing, paralysis. Excessive anxiety… Continue reading

When I met Bev, now my wife of 30 years, I fell in love quickly. In the months that we dated, we lived about an hour apart. After I finished my work as the Youth Pastor of the church I… Continue reading

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? If you’re like a majority of Americans, even here just a week before the Day, you still have people on your gift list without a matching present! We approach our Christmas shopping from… Continue reading