Do you know how to feel joy, laugh, forget yourself?  Few things can take the joy out of a situation more quickly than starting to think “What will they think of me?”  There are those sports fans that Len Sweet… Continue reading

“Who do you think you are?” The question may be asked of someone who has assumed a position of authority not rightfully theirs to claim.  It could be asked of a child who refuses to follow the directions of a… Continue reading

In the late 1960’s my Dad supported the family breeding and selling Arabian and Morgan horses. He was an evangelist for children, but that calling did not produce income, so we had a stable. Dad, a born Mid-westerner of practical… Continue reading

My eyes spotted a pickup truck sitting a neighbor’s driveway and thought, “I want that.” I heard about another person’s prosperity and my response was “I want more.”  The Spirit of God challenged my musings. I knew His voice asking,… Continue reading

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