Few things hurt as badly as hearing that someone you considered a friend has torn you apart in a conversation, questioning your motives, your competence, or your character. It’s too common, even among the family of faith, our Christian brothers… Continue reading

As consciousness dawned this morning, I thought of Heaven!  There is the obvious reason. Today, Bev and I would have celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. And, there are other reasons, too. In so many conversations in the last few days,… Continue reading

Sir Hugh Beaver missed a shot at a game bird in 1954. An argument followed among the hunters about the fastest game bird in England.  Realizing that these kinds of arguments went on in pubs all over England every night,… Continue reading

I wanted to get to know S. better knowing something of the complicated story of his life. He had once been a fervent Christian, leading a church, beloved by those in his congregation. When I met him, he was an… Continue reading

America has a kind of crisis of which many are unaware. It is a crisis of hope!  A stark reminder of this is the fact that about 40,000 people take their own life each year in America, a figure that… Continue reading

“It’s time to reclaim the church as something to which we belong rather than just an event venue.”  Those lines which appeared in an article in the Jan/Feb. (2019) issue of Christianity Today grabbed my attention. The writer told of… Continue reading

“Let me tell you the truth,” is not a phrase that generally prefaces a pleasant conversation. Often ‘the truth’ is that person’s perception of some failure. Sometimes, however, what follows are words that encourage us, that remind us of what… Continue reading

When I am privileged to pray for others, it is one of the joys of my life. Yesterday I joined hands in a circle of a grieving family members and asked Jesus to be their Comfort; and felt His Presence.… Continue reading

Elie Wiesel survived the worst of the Nazi regime including being imprisoned in one of their concentration camps and losing many family members to the horrible death machinations of that evil cabal. He was, at first, embittered, cursing life itself.… Continue reading

A couple of years back I declared myself no longer in the Christmas lights club that uses those gaudy colors, but this year the lights on my tree are those bright colors!  White lights or colors – I like Christmas… Continue reading