“Strategic default” is the name of the game according to “60 Minutes.” Millions of American families whose homes are now worth less than the mortgages they took out at the height of the property boom 3 years, sometimes by 30… Continue reading

“End Times” speculation is not a favorite subject with me. I am not much into apocalyptic literature. But recent events have made me think anew about the promise of the return of the Lord! The world’s economic system is so… Continue reading

Few things cause me more grief (real sorrow!) than the legions of people who start strong with Jesus and fade from faith and practice a year or two later. As a shepherd of the Church, I feel some responsibility and… Continue reading

When I pulled up my chair next to her hospital bed, I saw the track of tears down the sides of her face. Complications of cancer caused her to be confined to an extended care facility. “It’s a nice place,… Continue reading

There is nothing we do as Christians that is more important than prayer; yet few of us pray well. We ALL pray, but often only in times of sheer desperation or out of a feeling of duty. Craig Groeschel, in… Continue reading

A long time ago, just for fun, I bought a gaudy gold ring that was inset with diamonds. I paid just $19 for it. No, it wasn’t ‘hot.’ (stolen) It wasn’t real gold! The ‘diamonds’ chips of glass! But hey… Continue reading

In the chapel service yesterday at our Christian school, I talked about love. Ever try to talk about love to 120 children without giggles and nudges? Yet, in spite of all the self-consciousness that the word creates, even a little… Continue reading

Friend. On my Facebook account there are 474 friends listed. Many of those are more like acquaintances, people I know professionally or from a distance. Some are more than acquaintances, but not actually what I would call a real friend.… Continue reading

We live in what is often called “the Information Age.” An torrent of words flow our way everyday from multiple sources. You are reading “CoffeeBreak” which indicates you are ‘wired,’ a part of the most amazing information development in human… Continue reading

There are few things that stir up more happy memories for me than suppertime! In our house that is 5 PM, has been for years, and probably always will be. The smell of dinner cooking invites those at home to… Continue reading