My friend enjoys finding a vintage (better than old, right?) car and taking it apart, fixing the broken things, redoing the upholstery, and giving it new paint.  A few years ago he took me to see his latest project. Proudly… Continue reading

Every Christian has moments when they wonder, “Why did that happen to me?  How could a good God allow this situation?” We believe that if we ‘play by the rules’ faithfully following Christ Jesus, our Lord, life will go well.… Continue reading

An article I read recently observed that a Christian faces new kinds of spiritual challenges in their 50’s or 60’s that can provoke a loss of Christian practice and diminished faith. The writer surveyed 500 self-professed Christians of that age… Continue reading

After being elected to head an organization, it came to my attention that some ‘insiders’ were using their positions to gain personal perks. It probably was not illegal, but it certainly was unethical. With that knowledge came a choice!  Do… Continue reading

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, NIV)  Do you know peace, live in peace, and bring peace? In the late 19th century the Colt Arms company issued a revolver that… Continue reading

“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8, NLT)  “Purity” is a word that will often invite ridicule these days. What is lewd, mean, or even cruel passes for sophistication.  A person who is… Continue reading

I confess to a gut reaction that goes towards retribution when I hear of crimes like the one in Idaho where a man murdered four beautiful students in their sleep.  I don’t want to hear some excuse or ‘reason’ for… Continue reading

On Saturday morning, I went to watch my grandson play hockey. I know nothing about the game except that the goal is knock the puck into the net on the ice but even to my eye one thing became quite… Continue reading

When I was 25, I had opinions, hard edged, certain of my grasp of ‘truth’ about many things.  Age and experience has revealed to me that I my certainties were born more of ignorance than information!  As I became an… Continue reading

I remember the fun of walking through a maze of mirrors in the fair’s fun house. Each was made to distort my image- making me very tall or very short, round, thin, or strangely alien. Our cell phone have apps… Continue reading