Are you full of anticipation about today? I wish this were a two-way conversation. Some would reply, “Yes, I’m just starting a new job… a new relationship.” Their eyes would sparkle with excitement! Others would say, “Yes, I’m leaving on… Continue reading

I will never pick the phone and say, “Hi, Dad. What’s on the agenda today?” again! We will never go to Perkins for breakfast again. He loved that. All his endless dreams will never aggravate me again. Yes, what others… Continue reading

I just get a kick out of saying that word — hupomone (hoop·om·on·ay). Go ahead, say it again! Hupomone! I’ve taken leave of my senses, maybe writing in tongues (a new gift?) you think? Actually, I just got you to… Continue reading

House, the Monday night medical drama, (Fox TV, 8 PM) is always recorded on my DVR. Strangely I enjoy the medical mysteries that are solved by the rude, socially inept doctor, who cannot sustain a real relationship in his life!… Continue reading

People who make a difference in the world will live ‘on the edge’ of impossibility. “Changers” – those people who go against the flow – are willing to risk failing and are willing to be disliked in the process of… Continue reading

In the church’s café on Sunday morning, I was reminded of a powerful truth by a little boy about 18 months old. Nathan is a the cutest little tike… blond hair, square little body, twinkling eyes. I sat down on… Continue reading

I am not the man today I was 25 years ago and I am thankful for that fact! I am no longer ruled by my temper, full of self-righteousness, quick to judge others, and proud of my puny achievements. I… Continue reading

“Nobody ever comes through for me. I am so lonely. My only friend isn’t even human.” The words were sad, pathetic even. While I understood the person’s genuine emotional pain, after just a few minutes of conversation it was clear… Continue reading

Americans are consumers! We buy stuff to make ourselves feel better, to enhance our status, to make life easier, and just because everybody else is buying it! We are self-centered, our selfishness fed by a whole economic system that depends… Continue reading

The answer to the question in the title is ‘yes!’ Our Holy God will not tolerate sin, will not let Heaven be tainted with the anything short of His perfection. I do not know anybody that is perfect, do you?… Continue reading