No matter how relentlessly optimistic a person may try to be, there are days when the skies are dark! When the forecast is gloomy and the news headlines are all bad, it can hard to hold onto hope. Ever have… Continue reading

My mom tells an old story about a pastor’s wife she knew years ago whose son was always in trouble. When challenged by church members about her son’s seeming lack of Christian fruit, the dear lady sighed – “The boy… Continue reading

Mike Nifong, the North Carolina prosecutor who was relieved of his law license last week, made a mockery of the notion of justice. A woman accused some young athletes of the crime of rape. As he rightly should have done,… Continue reading

On Sunday Americans will celebrate Dads. I am blessed with a good father, so Father’s Day’s is a happy one for me, a day of pleasant memories and ready tributes to the man whose influence shaped and molded my life.… Continue reading

I would not go so far as to say that ‘clothes make the man,’ as some suggest. With the right help and budget, anybody can put together a suit of clothes that looks great! But, as shallow as we might… Continue reading

Each one of us could add to that list, in our own way, where we know we should live differently, but don’t because we think that our situation gives us special privileges or because we think that the consequences that… Continue reading

One of my old, tired jokes goes like this.“How are you, Jerry?”“Oh, I am wonderful,” I reply.When the inquirer responds with surprise, which most do,I go on to say, “Yes, some think I am wonderful; others despise me!” But, it’s… Continue reading

Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of situations we want to change, don’t we? It can be hard to know if we should accept what is or work for change. Recently, I found myself in the middle of one… Continue reading

In the mid-1990’s I was captivated by something secondary to the Gospel of Christ. In a search for ways to help hurting people, I began to explore psychology. The information was good for what it could do, which was to… Continue reading

Things left untended fall into disarray and/or to disintegrate. My lawn is a simple example. If I want it to be attractive, I must give attention to the weeds and grass on a weekly basis! Your home quickly becomes a… Continue reading