Service. It’s mostly disappeared, hasn’t it? The kids who work at Chick-Fil-A™ always bring a smile to my face when they answer my ‘thank you’ with “It’s my pleasure.” Those simple words are a step beyond “You’re welcome” and add… Continue reading

One author described America in 2022 as being like the world after the confusion of languages in the Genesis story of the tower of Babel.  Confusion reigns. Words swirl around us but they are mostly noise; to borrow Shakespeare’s prose… Continue reading

The church was beautiful, set with lilies and décor for Resurrection Sunday. The congregation’s numbers were about double and the building was full of life and energy.  I raised my voice in praise and worship, listened to the pastor’s sermon… Continue reading

On Maundy Thursday afternoon I sat for a time in the sanctuary at Faith Discovery Church, a room that is a sacred place for me, resting in the Presence of God, waiting in prayer, and meditating on Jesus’ journey to… Continue reading

I am a man with a busy mind, a do-er who is task-oriented. Those traits complicate my interactions with other people and I constantly coach myself, with varying amounts of success, to be ‘present.’  The best relationships exist when both… Continue reading

The scenes from the streets of Ukraine are hard to look at, aren’t they?  The horror of war is even worse when it involves murder of civilians. I cry “why, Lord?”   Though I hear no audible response, I do find… Continue reading

Yesterday, the lesson for my Awana students was about Eternity.  We talked about sand castles on the beach erased by the waves as the tide comes in an illustration of the impermanence of life in this world.  I spoke of… Continue reading

Gazing out the window as I write this morning, I see the yellow flowers of the forsythia bush, announcing Spring!  The tree branches are tinged with green, the buds a sign of the earth’s renewal.  Tiny flowers poked through the… Continue reading

Seasons come when God seems far away, when we just don’t sense His Presence.  Others speak of knowing Him, of His love, but they might as well be speaking a foreign language to our hearts. Even in church we sit… Continue reading

In case you missed it, actor Will Smith charged the stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for a joke about his wife, then returned to his seat to hurl profanity. The media is reporting the drama, Facebook is… Continue reading