Former US President Reagan loved a story which he said illustrated optimism. Seems a little boy hoped to get a pony for Christmas. Finding a room full of manure, he dug in saying, “if there is this much manure, there… Continue reading

James wrote to us, “Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.” (James 1:2, The Message) I want to embrace that command, but it is hard to do. Who likes hard times,… Continue reading

Some readers of yesterday’s TFTD questioned if I had become a fatalist. By that, they wondered if I had concluded that the only response to sorrow, tragedy, and suffering is quiet resignation, accepting fate. Is that what trusting God means?… Continue reading

The pictures and stories trickling out of Mississippi and Louisiana are simply awesome in the most fearful aspect of that word! One reporter blandly opined, “this is certainly a reminder of the power of Nature.” I beg to differ. This… Continue reading

This morning (8/29/2005) the news networks are trumpeting the impending disaster in the Southeastern US from the storm named Katrina. Whether she will live up to the hype will be known in a few hours. Many are saying that the… Continue reading

I just spent a most delightful couple of days with my adult kids. I am a man most blessed as I see the choices they are making, the way they are investing their lives in good things, loving God and… Continue reading

About ten years ago, the acronym, WWJD, became part of our cultural lexicon. Remember it? What Would Jesus Do. The intent is to get people to integrate the message of Jesus Christ into their daily decisions. It is easy to… Continue reading

Brevity Pondering mortality is not the most pleasant endeavor! So, let’s state the obvious, right? Yesterday’s paper reported the tragic death of Thomas Herrion, a young football player with the San Francisco 49’ers, immediately following an exhibition game in Denver… Continue reading

One of my favorite channels is Discovery where some splendid nature videos are played. (I like Discovery’s -“Mythbusters” too, but that’s for another TFTD!) The brutality of survival fascinates me when I see, for instance, the big cats of Africa… Continue reading

That’s what a beautiful young woman said to me yesterday! She went on to tell me how her spiritual life has deepened remarkably, how her marriage has been so much better, that she has a clearer grasp on what things… Continue reading