For just over one year, mortality has met me just about every Monday when I visit Dad’s sick room! On January 10, 2008 my Dad went through surgery for a blocked intestine, which revealed a mesenteric carcinoma that was well… Continue reading

Gallup reports that around 40% of Americans surveyed reported attending a house of worship in the previous seven days. Barna Research studies in 2005 reported that 45% of adults said they attended worship in the previous week. Many feel that… Continue reading

The tearful woman on my phone was mourning the loss of a familiar life. Her husband retired and they moved to a new community. After years of long days of work, community involvement, and activities she found herself depressed because… Continue reading

As our new President sits down in the Oval Office today, he will tackle a mountain of challenges. The expectations that are heaped on his shoulders are more than any mere man could ever fulfill. Believer, regardless of how you… Continue reading

Undoubtedly, our lives are more complex these days despite technology and multiple ‘labor saving’ devices that are supposed to make it all easier to manage! We have more things to keep in working order, a wider circle of relationships to… Continue reading

Many Americans will have a holiday from work today. It is a day set aside to honor the work and memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. who stirred the nation’s conscience and led African Americans in peaceful protest to gain… Continue reading

The man talking to me was hurting- obviously. He wasn’t sobbing, but his voice would catch in his throat and his eyes would fill up and spill over, again and again. “What’s with this place?” he asked. “I come here… Continue reading

One of the character traits I highly value is steadiness. I want to be the kind of man who does what he does with quality and in a consistent manner. No one should have to question, ‘can we rely on… Continue reading

Two men who were in their middle 40’s died, both unexpectedly, just two weeks apart. I was asked to conduct their funeral services. The two lives were a study in contrast! One man wasted his life; burning through relationships, drinking… Continue reading

A father I knew adopted the drill sergeant as his ideal! His kids addressed him as ‘sir.’ Orders came down that were not to be questioned. In many ways, he was a good father and provider except in the most… Continue reading