Do you have any crazy dreams about what life could be? Are you willing to let yourself think about change? Some of our dreams are naïve, some nothing more than fantasy. A few are downright wrong and deserve no more… Continue reading

In this age of smartphones, all of us have experienced attempting a conversation with someone who is absorbed by whatever is on the little glowing screen. I would have to plead guilty to that charge, at least occasionally, as well.… Continue reading

4 years ago, on 12/29/2015, my wife stepped into eternity. A year after her death, I wrote the following. May the Lord use these thoughts to comfort those who mourn today. ____ “Well Dad, it’s been a year. What would… Continue reading

Apparently we do not always get the gift we hoped for according to retailers. Retail stores will process a flood of returns starting today. Around 75% of people surveyed this Christmas season said that they would be returning gifts for… Continue reading

People I know are all over the map of emotions – joyful, grieving, fulfilled, empty, hopeful, despairing. How is your heart today? Perhaps you are afraid to let yourself think about that question. What is being covered over by the… Continue reading

Yesterday, our Awana Club (Christian Education for children) had their annual Christmas party. One little girl showed up with self-applied makeup and her own attempt at a party hair-do. Her Mom looked a little embarrassed as she informed me, “This… Continue reading

The friendly clerk looked overwhelmed, her face revealing the tension. She asked me, “Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?”  “Some,” I replied. “I ordered gifts for some of my grandchildren drop-shipped to Florida.”  I thought she was going to… Continue reading

Last night there was a brilliantly shining moon in the night sky. The light from it spilled across my snowy yard, making 9 pm seem like dawn. But, it was not actually light from the moon which is just a… Continue reading

“Imagine a football team running off the bench to the field where they go into a huddle.  After an excited exchange about the upcoming play, they all run back to the bench and sit down, talking about the quarterback’s fine… Continue reading

The twinkling lights of Christmas decorations remind me of the joy of this season of celebration. Jesus came, our Immanuel (God with us) and the whole world was changed by that Gift that showed up in a manger in old… Continue reading