An old Gospel song drifted through my thoughts in the early hours of the morning: “I have no song to sing, but that of Christ my King; to Him my praise I’ll bring forevermore.”  In that line there is a… Continue reading

How is your ‘hope’ today?  Yesterday word came that a friend who has given his life to ministry is critically ill, weeks from death apart from a miracle.  My heart was moved by the news, my mind resisting it. “Lord,… Continue reading

Driving home at dusk yesterday, I noted the splash of colors surrounding me and pulled off the road to drink it in.  As I released the tensions of the day, I breathed a prayer of praise, thanking God for the… Continue reading

Many Sunday evening services included a song that proclaimed our faith – loudly and joyfully. We declared that we were ‘standing on the promises of God.’  I am choosing to do that this morning!  My prayers were weighty this morning… Continue reading

“Saving Private Ryan” a movie released in 1998, opens as we watch an old man walk slowly across a field of white crosses in Normandy. He is searching for the grave marker of a Captain Miller who, along with a… Continue reading

The images out of Afghanistan yesterday pressed heavily on me. Politics and blame for the debacle aside, I just could not shake the compassion and concern for those who will now suffer under the regime of the Taliban. Christians, who… Continue reading

Ever met a narcissist, a person in love with himself, who is so self-important he does not understand the needs, emotions, or desires of those who surround him?  The narcissist makes himself the center of his world, though he quite… Continue reading

When closing our time of worship together each Sunday, I love to offer the benediction. It is a word derived from Latin that simply means ‘speak well’ or ‘good word.’  With my hands outstretched I speak words that invite the… Continue reading

How secure do you feel today?  I live in a rural part of New Jersey where violent crime is virtually non-existent. I will leave my home today without a thought about my personal security. If I lived in some parts… Continue reading

A couple of years ago, I took a trip to the great American West. I drove up a long road to reach the summit of Pike’s Peak, which towers 14,000’ into the sky. There I found an interesting paradox. The… Continue reading