I saw Midway last night. The film shows the many critical decisions that led to that critical sea and air battle which turned the tide of the war with Japan. The courage of the pilots who flew into storms of… Continue reading

Do you know and live the gospel of Christ? It would be interesting to know how you answer that. Is it your morality, church attendance, personal character to which you look for some assurance? Truthfully, our hope, our salvation rest… Continue reading

Tuesday was a day of lament. Very real pain and suffering, not my own, but in the lives of people for whom I care, brought me a heavy heart.  I prayed earnestly for a couple I love who are standing… Continue reading

Ever been ‘so sure’ that some choice was just the right one, so committed to a course of action you were certain was God’s will, only to find that everything has gone wrong? Looking back, do you see decisions you… Continue reading

Today is Veteran’s Day, formerly called Armistice Day. It was set to mark the end of the ‘war to end all wars,’ that awful conflict in the early 20th century that saw armies in trenches, an exercise in madness that… Continue reading

You can give others an amazing gift. You do not have to be wealthy, young, old, male, female … just faithful! Yes, you can pray for others. The Bible tells us to “… pray for each other so that you… Continue reading

Les Miserables, Victor Hugo’s novel, is the story of a man who is sentenced to 19 years of hard labor for stealing bread. Jean Valjean turned into a tough convict. On his release, he was offered shelter by a kindly… Continue reading

That was fun,” the boy said as we left an awards ceremony where his achievements were recognized. It was fun to enjoy the reward of his real efforts. However, I smiled as he said it because he had unconsciously touched… Continue reading

Harriett is a re-telling of the story of Harriett Tubman, the diminutive woman who escaped slavery by traveling 100 miles alone, without food, while being pursued by men bent on returning her to servitude. She returned several times to lead… Continue reading

I love it when I awaken to the birth of a new week on Mondays with a clear sense of my purpose and plans, eager to tackle the tasks at hand.  I look at my calendar app in my phone… Continue reading