Traditions aren’t what they used to be, are they? Some things are just not necessary because they are no longer needed. I don’t have to sing all sixteen verses of Just as I Am as a hymn of invitation at the end of every church […]
Have you studied or read through the entire Sermon on the Mount before? Did it strike you different? Most of us have studied parts of the sermon – perhaps the beatitudes or the Lord’s Prayer. But most of us have not given a great deal […]
Rich Mullins is one of my favorite contemporary Christian songwriters. Though I may be a tad prejudiced, Rich seemed to have a way of painting pictures of life on the canvas of a musical staff that were especially meaningful to me. Whether it be about […]
According to Psychology Today, decades of intense clinical research has shed a great deal of light on the psychology of human suffering. No matter how difficult and unpleasant the suffering, human suffering is often accompanied by beautiful acts of compassion by others wanting to help […]
I have several outlets that give me an opportunity to write: a column for a newspaper, articles for a couple of magazines, content for a few websites, and ramblings on Facebook (which one day will be housed on a personal website). Many times when I […]
Growing up I had a gun for an arm. Baseball has an expression for a player with a strong arm. It’s colorful vocabulary says the player has a gun for an arm. I found it out early. It started the summer after my second-grade year. […]
Traveling down the interstate, the time had come to change lanes. Slower traffic in the right lane was trying patience and lowering gas mileage. The rear view mirror appeared to signal all was clear for switching to the faster-paced left lane. A slight nudge toward […]
Almost the entire portion of cooking was performed by my grandmother when I was growing up. Grandma was a terrific cook. She had learned to cook from her mother. There were no recipes written down, although she tried to fill out recipe cards on occasion. […]
