While visiting my family in Winston Salem, NC, Sean invited me to an ‘easy’ hike. We drove about 25 miles to Pilot Mountain State Park. It is the site of a stone formation that juts up from the surrounding area… Continue reading

Sunday we mark Mother’s Day.  Some scoff at the day as nothing more than an invention of those who sell greeting cards, flowers, and dinners to guilty children. Others find the day incredibly painful reminder of a Mom now gone.… Continue reading

Today is the National Day of Prayer. As I reflected on that, I confess that a part of me did not respond in faith. The problems plaguing these United States are myriad and complex. My first thought, sadly, was “It’s… Continue reading

Years ago I worshiped while sitting on a crude wooden bench in a former potato warehouse in rural India, our singing accompanied only by the thump of a single drum! And I have worshiped in great cathedrals offering my heart… Continue reading

Yesterday the world learned that one of the richest couples in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates, decided to call it quits after 27 years of marriage. Hearing the news I was sad for them.  It was a reminder that… Continue reading

After I finished a task, I stepped back to evaluate the outcome, happy for the effort. Unlike the farmer who plants in the Springtime, tends the field through the Summer, and gathers the harvest in the Autumn, many of us… Continue reading

In my lifetime, I have read dozens of “how to” books, full of advice for finding my best life. A stand-out that is memorable is Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.  Some were worth the time to read, if… Continue reading

Somebody said, “The problem with being a prophet is that nobody likes them.” That made me laugh. Prophets, those who hear the Lord’s Word and speak on His behalf, are given an unenviable task of calling for change and pointing… Continue reading

Ten years ago I bought my first Jeep Wrangler. When I drove past other Wrangler drivers they raised their left hand from the steering wheel, usually just the fingers, keeping their thumb hooked onto the wheel, and they waved. What… Continue reading

I serve a God of possibilities! He made me in His image, capable of creativity, with abilities to build, to know, to love. In Him I find purpose, meaning, and hope.  He is not my ‘good luck charm.’ It is… Continue reading