Maribel, one of our kids, was a sprinter when she was in prep school. One of her events was the 4 x 100 meter, a race with four runners. The continuity of the race is the baton and the key… Continue reading

Three years ago  whatever illusions I had about being invincible, disappeared when I had to go through a major surgery to remedy a problem that would have otherwise ended my life!  It was a kind of moment that changes a… Continue reading

There’s a theory that we can get past negative emotions only by giving vent to them.  There is a some truth in that. Bottling up rage or suppressing grief, for example, can take a toll on our bodies and become… Continue reading

A few years I called another church to ask if our youth group could use their van for a day trip when both of ours were booked by our Christian School.  “No,” they replied, “We can’t expose ourselves to the… Continue reading

It’s easy to overlook what is one of the foundational parts of a healthy Christian life, and many do.  Often it is a kind of ‘intentional’ oversight, an unexamined choice supported by assumptions that are too quickly turned into fact.… Continue reading

Sorrow crushed me. A feeling akin to nausea churned in my stomach. My head ached, the pressure building like it would explode. Tears spilled over the lower lids of my eyes, sliding down my cheeks and falling onto the front… Continue reading

Hundreds of opportunities are available to keep us in a full state of anxiety.  Republicans are about to impoverish millions of Americans. Democrats are going to bankrupt the nation. The earth is reported to be warming and cataclysmic climate changes… Continue reading

Living in a Bubble Presidential observers say that one of the things that changes the occupant of the Oval office most is the bubble of privilege that surrounds him. He is served by a circle of people who are paid… Continue reading

He prays for me! Job, the man whose story of horrific trials and tragedy is told in the Bible book that bears his name, lost his family, fortune, and health in succession!  One of his friends, who came to offer… Continue reading

A really good guy? There are two ways to be ‘good.’ There is an external conformity to imposed expectations. This type of “goodness” is long on guilt and punishment that forces compliance.  Then, there is virtue, an inner desire to… Continue reading