As I see the world’s chaos, I often breathe a phrase from Jesus’ prayer – “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” It is a settling benediction, reminding me that I belong to… Continue reading

I scanned my Facebook newsfeed and nearly came to despair over our ability to find a way forward. Cheap verbal shots abound. Complex issues are reduced to sound bites. Slogans substitute for substantial conversations. People are judged, condemned, and written… Continue reading

America is in the middle of a mess, isn’t she?  Seems that every institution is in deep trouble, the fabric of our society ripping apart; if you believe the crisis reporting of the media. In my adult lifetime, I cannot… Continue reading

 A half-century ago, in the 1960’s, America went through similar times of upheaval and unrest to what we are experiencing in 2020. Rioting brought destruction to our cities. The Vietnam war split the country down the middle. Several national figures… Continue reading

“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” (Stephen Covey, 1989) is about two ways to live.  We can be a proactive person focused on what the things within our control, or a reactive person governed by issues of concern over which… Continue reading

Sometimes I am conflicted – behaving as if I am two persons. I know how I should act or what I ought to think but I have no desire for what’s right. Who among us has not realized that we… Continue reading

Anybody else struggling with ‘the truth’ these days? A long time ago I was required to read 1984, George Orwell’s novel about the rise of dystopian society. Seems to me, I’m now living in it? Orwell envisioned a world where… Continue reading

“Good is the enemy of great and that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a… Continue reading

Where’s your Bible? Read it seriously recently? We talk about ‘reading the Bible’ but, aside from some favorite verses, many of us do not really engage ourselves with the Word all that much. There are plenty of reasons. “It is… Continue reading

Some of you will mock me as a sentimental old man when you read this CoffeeBreak today. I probably would have made fun of these words 15 years ago, too.  Around 5:30 I slid into consciousness somewhat reluctant to start… Continue reading