Do you awaken in the night, only to stare into the darkness as your mind tumbles in kaleidoscopic action, one thought layered on another in random patterns? When I awaken at 2 AM thinking about that counseling session of the… Continue reading

During a conversation about a teenager who was wandering from the Way, getting involved in things that were both damaging to her life and sinful in the eyes of God, her Dad suggested that the answer was to preach more… Continue reading

Do you bring people together? Are you skilled at creating teams, helping communication by being a good translator? Do you step in where possible to buffer conflict and seek reconciliation? Or, do you polarize people? I am convinced that there… Continue reading

The old saying reminds us that “No good deed goes unpunished.” Most of us prefer to hang onto the more positive view that virtue is always recognized and rewarded. But, life soon shows us that there is some ambiguity involved;… Continue reading

Whenever I let fear become the dominant emotion in my life, I say and do things I regret. Fear makes me defensive, turning my focus inward. When I grow fearful, I am not loving, unwilling to risk the rejection that… Continue reading

My friend, Jake, is adding more square footage to his garden plot. He got the tiller and started to turn the soil. Just below the surface, in addition to the rocks one expects to find here in New Jersey, he… Continue reading

“It’s a holy moment!” There’s nothing like those moments when I feel the Presence of the Spirit fill my heart. It happens in the strangest places to me; while I’m driving and praying, when I hear a child pray with… Continue reading

“I’m so weary of it all, I just don’t care,” she sighed. The woman was really tired. Kids, job, home had each brought demands to her life. Now, the struggle with temptation was piling on, too, and she was ready… Continue reading

The world I see is dark with injustice, greed, sexual filth, racial hatred, corrupt leaders, and misery! I am full of uncertainty about the future, apart from my hope in God. Life, in general, is not getting better and better… Continue reading

Giving is fun! Really, it is! When I write a tithe check to my church, send a donation to various causes, or give to kids who are going on a missions trip; it is one of the most joyous things… Continue reading