I must admit it . . . my faith is weak right now. I’m tired of trying to figure out why. There are plenty of reasons “why,” but they don’t really matter anymore. The fact is, I’m here in a valley and I want to find the road outta here fast! I’ve prayed like the [...]
Meditation is a cultural buzz word these days. I hear it everywhere from Dr. Oz to Julia Roberts. It seems as if this word is thrown around like a Frisbee to anyone who wants to play! And I know that I’m stepping into controversial waters with some, but I just have to say . . [...]
Have you ever gotten so obsessed with doing something that you did something really stupid in the process? I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I have done this so many times it’s not funny. But on this occasion, I was simply going to church and hurrying to find a certain person before the service began. [...]
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. Generally, my condition is well-controlled by the medication I take. But I have this rogue knee that gives me trouble almost constantly. When I was 13 I had surgery to remove a torn cartilage in one of my knees. Decades ago, that [...]
Since the Super Bowl was this past Sunday, my mind has been going towards memorable commercials. Now, I don’t know if the “Easy Button” commercial was a Super Bowl classic, but it’s one of my all-time faves. That’s because I often wish there was an “Easy Button” for life. Two weeks ago, I posed the [...]
I’ve often struggled to understand God’s will. And once I’ve felt like I’ve understood it, very often I’ve had to go through some really hard and scary places. Those times are hard enough, but even harder are the times when I go through what feels like a place of failure. It’s at those times that [...]
Recently I pulled out some old journals that I kept religiously from about 1995 to 2000. I was amazed at some of the stories I recounted in the little book of my everyday life. But there was one story that really stood out—that seemed to tell more than just a story of my life, but [...]
Today I read Jesus’ parable of the talents found in Matthew 25:14-30 . Do you remember the story? It’s where three servants are given varying degrees of “talents” or money by their master. Two of the servants invest their talents while one of them buries his. The bottom line of the story is to make [...]
Lately I’ve been reading about the life of Joseph and his brothers in the book of Genesis. I’ve probably read this account dozens of times over my lifetime, but something new jumped out at me because of my own recent attitude and circumstances. Let me give you a little background on this story before I [...]
Do you ever get so caught up in what you hope for that you lose sight of what is most important? I’ve done that lately. Well, actually I’ve been doing it for quite a while, sliding ever more deeply into a “pie in the sky by and by” mentality. And I’m not talking about having [...]
