CoffeeBreak With The Word

Tonight, at Faith Discovery Church, there is a prayer vigil on the schedule (7 – 8 pm)  where we will present ourselves to our Father on behalf of the nation of Ukraine, making petition for the suffering.  Some will wonder – “What good will it do, anyway?”  Others will pray but with this thought at […]

My GPS signaled me that the route I had chosen was slowed by a traffic snarl and pointed me to a new route,  a detour.  The technology informed me that even though the route was longer I would arrive sooner at my destination. Ever run into a situation that caused you to take a detour […]

When the world is full of trouble and/or your own life is going sideways are you tempted to believe that God went on vacation or that He just doesn’t want to be around?  It’s quite alright to feel like the prayers we offer seem only to echo in the room.   In those seasons of […]

Could you be a better Christian than you are today?  I chuckled even as I typed that question because the answer is obvious. We are all ‘becomers,’ growing more into the likeness of Jesus as time passes.  I look back at my life and thank the Lord for His faithfulness to lead me to know […]

I love ‘happy’ and people blessed with an optimistic outlook. I tend to see the glass half-empty most of the time, partially my personality and a side-effect of old age, perhaps. The last few days, with the escalating war in Ukraine, we have needed more than optimism, I think.  There is much to be said […]

War!  The images of people’s faces full of fear, of masses huddled in subways, of destruction wrought by missiles replay in my mind. As I lay in my bed, in my warm home, safe and secure I could not simply lay aside the suffering that war’s brutality is bringing to this world. Early this morning, […]

Are you feeling anxious? The world we live in gives us plenty of reasons for concern. While I watched our Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine hold a press conference yesterday about the outbreak of war and I felt cold fear creep over me.  The following news of inflation and rapidly rising […]

As the sun slid over the horizon this morning, light gradually dispelled the dark. As I write I look out over naked trees and brown grass brightened by splashes of sunlight that bathes that ‘death’ with the promise of life. Few things can do more to encourage a person than bringing light to their confusion, […]

Who among us has not thought at some point – “I just can’t do this.” Chronic illness can sap both physical strength and the will to live. A marriage that is without passion can feel like a life sentence. Maybe it’s your job that wears you down.  Or, it is could be a struggle inside […]

Warships are poised in the Black Sea. 150,000 Russian soldiers ring the borders of Ukraine.  Fighter jets and bombers are loaded with death. Presidents gather at tables to strategize.  Will there be war? The world is trembling, so to speak, wondering if the horror of another European war could engulf the world in conflict. My […]