Loss is something that we talk about casually, know by definition, and nod in solemn agreement that it is a negative aspect of life....

The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”...

In the past couple of days, the issue of “calling” has come up in several conversations. As Christians, we use the word to speak...

A while back, I wrote about “when bad things happen” after a friend had been held at gunpoint in her own home. Bad things do happen, and...

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your...

The fatigue that has begun to characterize me is quite clearly a result of all my conflicting emotions these days. I am relieved to have...

Back in my elementary school piano playing days, I wasn’t a great student. I wanted to play like Beethoven without actually practicing. ...

Around the 5th grade, I was diagnosed with ADD. I don’t think the “h” part was included back then, but hyperactive I was. (Yoda?) Anyway,...

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of...

As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people; and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”...

“Is this as good as it gets?” More than just a question for those prone to depression or chronically dissatisfied with life, it is a...

Yesterday, sweet Chad found himself in time out for a few minutes during dinner. It had been a really fun, highly active day following a...

I’ve been aware, lately, of my tendency to view people a little too much through the eyes of Law. Having been on the other side of those...

Recently, I overheard a friend describing his conflict with another friend as simply a result of his own “being too much in the flesh”...

I was recently given the assignment to tell my story to a small group of trusted friends. It wasn’t the kind of story telling I am used...

Yesterday at church, the opening prayer included one line that really struck me. As Walter was going through the various places from...

The matter of extending forgiveness and asking for it is one that most Christians agree with but we really don’t grasp. For so long, I...

That ol’ verse from Phillipians that we like to quote…how does it go? “Be anxious for everything?” No, that can’t be it. “Be anxious...

There are certain groups of people I really identify with and am engaged by (mentally, emotionally, spiritually) and others who seem to...

On the few occasions I have gone hiking in a tick heavy woods, the immediate task upon completion of the hike is to search each person’s...