Some days, thinking on good things seems impossible. In fact, it is so hard that the negative just bubbles right up and announces itself. The Bible gives us these directions as to our thoughts: Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent […]
There is a wall that we all hit from time to time. In fact, there are several walls, but there is one we never expect. Here is how it creeps up on us: We are driving down our nice little mental road. We can see the road ahead. It is beautiful, with an occasional gentle […]
One of the great delights in life is to find new things that God wants to show us. I found a new online study bible (thanks to friends Thor and Sue Ryan). Mystudybible.com is a marvelous site, allowing instant access to original language and commentaries. Since then, I’ve been studying Ephesians 4:9-16. We start off […]
I love the way my church celebrates communion because it brings me back to the basics of life with Christ every week. You’d think it would get old and mechanical, but every week God shows me something new. For the purposes of this post, we are returning to the beginning. When Jesus took the cup on […]
Perhaps I’ve been under too much stress lately, but I find myself arguing, and cajoling the GPS lady. You see, she is certain she knows where I should be going, yet I know a better route. Sometimes, I just take a different entrance to the freeway. Tonight, she drove me to someone’s house in a […]
CNN reports that some Amish men were jailed after they refused to put ‘caution’ signs on their buggies and refused to pay the resulting fines. The state wants the buggies to have the caution sign because they are slow-moving traffic. My first response was ‘oh, please!’ However, when you read the article, a few things […]