I do not expect to get any “amen” emails in response to this TFTD! What I am about to write will be thought to be almost ‘un-American.’ Here goes: We all should re-think how we celebrate Christmas this year! Why… Continue reading

The talking heads on television are amazing in that they just keep talking, and talking, and talking. Panels of ‘wise men’ inform us of the right course of action for our nation’s ills, each convinced of his superior insights. Have… Continue reading

A swindler is a person who cheats another out of money or property with fraudulent claims. Just about everyday, someone attempts to swindle me. Email arrives from a grieving widow whose late husband accumulated $millions which she now wants to… Continue reading

Applause is as addictive as any drug. Ask any ageing performer or politician. Long after prudence and any semblance of pride would dictate that it was time to get off the stage, they are still appearing, in smaller and smaller… Continue reading

Beauty abounds in God’s Creation. From the colors splashed on the sky, to the span of the view from a mountain peak, to the mesmerizing song of a waterfall, to the engineering of the crystals of a snowflake, to the… Continue reading

Leonard Sweet, in his book The Gospel According to Starbucks (Waterbrook Press, 2007), asks – “Is God a reality to be experienced or a belief to be remembered?” He goes on to point out that the Bible is less a… Continue reading

One of the privileges that a Pastor enjoys is being part of the emotional moments, the crises of life, that happen to those he shepherds. A baby is born and we celebrate. A death occurs and we comfort. Marriage gets… Continue reading

I caught a glimpse of my face in the mirror this morning and wondered who that old guy staring back at me was! Grandpa Scott- that’s me! All grown-up, just starting the last quarter in this game of life. Aging… Continue reading

I encouraged dreaming yesterday. I hope you didn’t take that as permission to get lost in silly fantasies. With a child-like faith, allow yourself to think about how God wants you to go against the flow, how He is asking… Continue reading

Dreams can be so sweet, fun, even hilarious. Our dreams are woven out of the experiences, images, and ideas stored in our brain. They are, in part anyway, our hopes and fears amplified, played out on the stage of our… Continue reading