When our kids were still home, going through that awfully wonderful time we label ‘the teenage years,’ halfway ‘tween being a child and an adult, I reminded them repeatedly – “Trust is built over time, destroyed in a moment.” I… Continue reading

When I was very young and full of idealism, I found myself in a tough place, far from home and family. Money was in short supply, our baby son was desperately ill, and nothing was going as I had hoped.… Continue reading

Got any secrets tucked away? Have you done anything that you hope no one knows about, that you hope no one EVER discovers? A woman I know well discovered that her grandfather was married to a woman other than her… Continue reading

Many of us live as though life is a contest-a competition to win. As we race through our days, we’re looking around; measuring, checking, determining if we are out in front. One definition of success is simply having more- money,… Continue reading

Today, we remember – lives, mostly of those far too young, taken by bullets and bombs on battlefields around the globe. And we should remember in graphic detail, so that the cost of war is never a light consideration as… Continue reading

The Lord saw fit to lead me to several people with broken hearts this week. Brave smiles hid great sorrow. When I expressed compassion, the smiles disappeared and tears slid down their faces in silent testimony to the inner pain.… Continue reading

Do you ever take note of how Christian friends so easily fall into “Bible speak?” We sometimes avoid dealing with hard stuff, sidestep being authentic. It is a real problem among all Believers. Often it is spiritual pride that causes… Continue reading

I visited with a pastor from a church in Belgium over lunch yesterday. As we talked about the challenges of ministry in Europe, Jerry observed that generally Europeans think they are too intellectual to really need God. Though the country… Continue reading

wan·na·be Informal One who aspires to a role or position. One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes pathetic, and sometimes down-right annoying. Wannabe’s, at first glance, are often indistinguishable… Continue reading

Sleep didn’t come readily to me last night. My mind would not stop working; racing from subject to subject, reviewing yesterday’s conversations, making plans for this week, reaching for solutions to challenges at the church, praying for needs that came… Continue reading