This CoffeeBreak is one from the archives.  In the past, it has brought emails my way expressing thanks.  As always, I thank you for reading along on CoffeeBreak.  They are sent with prayer that God will bless you abundantly as… Continue reading

A few days ago the road in front of my home was being resurfaced. The flagman was positioned right at the end of my driveway from 8 AM to 4 PM so we interacted several times as I came and… Continue reading

Three wealth managers from Connecticut showed up at the lottery headquarters to claim the huge prize of $245,000,000. It made headlines around the country. And the story fueled thousands of conversations that start with ‘what if.’  What if I came… Continue reading

Everybody feels fear. It’s normal. When the smoke alarm goes off, fear causes you to quickly move to determine if there is a fire, and if necessary, to get out of the house. Fear saves your life! Anxiety is a… Continue reading

Anticipation is building! My adult children are coming home in one month. I look forward to spending a few days with them, laughing together. Sure we talk on the phone, exchange emails, and post messages to one another on Facebook.… Continue reading

At tables across America people will gather for the feast of Thanksgiving and they will tell stories. Conversation will start about the weather, football teams, and move on to history.  There will be epic tales of heroic achievements and embarrassing… Continue reading

(Today’s CoffeeBreak re-produces an article from the New York Times. Enjoy!) The most psychologically correct holiday of the year is upon us. Thanksgiving may be the holiday from hell for nutritionists, and it produces plenty of war stories for psychiatrists… Continue reading

“Feed the crowd!”  That what Jesus told the disciples one day. The request was impossible. The crowd numbered in the thousands, they were miles from any major town, and they had no money. Philip gave voice to the doubt of… Continue reading

Today we kick off Thanksgiving week, a time to celebrate God and His goodness; and next Sunday we enter Advent, a time to remember that His best gift, Jesus, came to save us and will come again to receive us.… Continue reading

A local police officer visited the gravesite of an old friend. At 2 am, he fired his weapon four times into the ground. When questioned he said the shots were a ‘celebration.’ It’s one of those things that leaves you… Continue reading