Posted on May 28, 2014
#56: Like a Child
It had been a long day, begun by a troubling phone call that left me rushed to get to work, then several hours filled with unusually difficult, demanding customers. I came home with head aching and shoulders tight…. Read More
Posted on May 14, 2014
#54: Words for the Wise
One of Aesop’s fables tells of a donkey and a rooster who were stalked by a hungry lion, desperate for a meal. As the lion began to attack the donkey the rooster crowed loudly, causing the startled lion… Read More
Posted on April 9, 2014
#49: A Feast for Your Soul
Bread. It’s in every country, on every continent, through every era, in some form or other. It’s all through the Bible, from manna (called the “grain of heaven” and “bread of angels” in Psalm 78:24-25), to the Passover’s… Read More
Posted on March 5, 2014
#44: Knowing When to Walk Away
Some time ago, a friend confronted me. The uncomfortable exchange ended badly. I couldn’t persuade her that she’d misunderstood a situation. Hours, days, weeks later, I was still going over the conversation in my mind, wondering what more… Read More
Posted on January 29, 2014
#39: Living From the Heart
If I ask twelve Christians to give me a list of the ten most sinful things fellow Christians do, I will get a dozen different responses. Oh, there will be two or three common items. But one person’s… Read More
Posted on January 15, 2014
#37: Crisis Faith or Constant Faith?
Where were you on 9/11? Most people recall with crystal clarity where they were when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center. Most also know where they were on the first Sunday after 9/11. Churches all… Read More
Posted on January 8, 2014
#36: 100% Power!
Many years ago, I was asked to sing at a Christmas Eve service. For weeks in advance I practiced a song I loved, excited at a chance to sing it. Then on the Sunday before Christmas, that song… Read More
Posted on October 23, 2013
#25: Power Greater Than Our Storms
In her study Jesus the One and Only, Beth Moore wrote, “You and I really don’t have a clue what happens between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. If we did, it would freak us… Read More
Posted on October 2, 2013
#22: A Bumper Crop of Righteousness
Gardening is not my gift. I don’t have a green thumb on either hand! My best attempt involved a pre-seeded mat from Walmart, that promised a foolproof 10 x 4′ flower garden. The instructions said to simply roll… Read More
