It was a big day. The family was over for Thanksgiving and the kid table Read more
It was a big day. The family was over for Thanksgiving and the kid table Read more
“We strain to renew our capacity for wonder, to shock ourselves into astonishment once again.”— Shana Alexander There was one point in my life that all I wanted was salvation.Sick of my selfish ways, tired of the struggle, and lost in sin, I needed a savior. On a hot July night, I bowed my head and prayed with a grey-haired man with gnarled fingers pointing to the path down the Roman road. Then I wanted knowledge. I began to... Read more
I remember when my mother threatened to hold me back a year. I was the youngest in my First-Grade class, an anomaly of the school calendar. I wasn’t adapting well and she thought I might do better by starting over again. Somehow, I talked my way through it. But the truth is that I probably wasn’t ready. It’s that way for me now. There are some life lessons I really should have learned a long time ago. I heard this verse recently... Read more
I used to feel sorry for Karen. Now, I wonder if she feels sorry for us. You see, she has a life completely free of baggage and worry, of bondage and burden. And the rest of us… well, we got junk. Her story could have been a deadly tragedy. She was driving a car 25 years ago and hit a tree, almost dying in the process. Hospital stays, rehab and plenty of treatments followed. She has no recollection of that... Read more
## Aren’t all religions the same? One of the world’s most effective arguments against Christianity is the argument that all of the world’s religions “are the same,” and thus it just doesn’t matter what you believe. In this age of great tolerance, the one thing we don’t tolerate is the the possiblity that one belief trumps another. How can truth be grey? Go on the Internet and you’ll find rankings of everything – doctors, schools, books, and businesses. Restuarnats are... Read more
I have often lived a life of danger. As a child, I was the one who teetered the totter, who rocked the boat, who always found a way to make life a little more … adventurous. Pushing the edge of safety, my gang of friends were the ones everyone else wanted to be like. Parents warned their children to stay away. As an adult, some of that has carried over. I love to experience new things and places. And... Read more
This is one of my favorite, and most quoted skits. It really does describe competition and the quest to win. Best lines, “Of all the losers, you were the best,” and “If I would have had a pimple, I would have won.” Psychology Today actually has published some thoughts about why bronze medalists are more satisfied than the silver medalist. “The silver medalist compares him or herself to the gold medal winner. But, the bronze medal winner compares him or herself... Read more
She tosses her hair back and laughs at the silly joke. I can’t hear what’s said, but I notice she turns her face to the ground when she thinks no one is looking and grimaces, biting her lip. There’s pain, but she’s trying not to show. It’s Happy Hour. The sun is shining. The libations are flowing. The appetizers are passed around the table. Is this what happy looks like? He bought a new car. It can hit 80 in... Read more
(A repost and Easter Day Favorite) Johnny Hart, who was the master cartoonist behind the “B.C.” cartoon strip as well as the “Wizard of Id,” died of a stroke five years ago on, ironically, on Easter Day. He had a wry sense of humor that made millions laugh since 1958. “B.C.” was considered the most widely read comic strip on the planet. Johnny’s conversion to Christianity is an interesting story and came about because of someone who springs from someone... Read more
The prayers were agonizing—so intense that red sweat stained his white robe on this blackest of nights. The sorrow was excruciating—deep, painful, and overwhelming. Jesus said he felt like dying. A pall hung over the olive garden, and he pleaded with his friends, “Stay here. Keep watch with me.” But Peter, James, and John missed out on the eternal significance of the moment. After all, their bellies were full from the Passover meal. And it was dark and late. Sleep... Read more
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