Seventeen years have passed since we were stunned by the horror at Columbine High in Colorado. It will be decades before the name Dylan Klebold will not make people pause and wonder why. Just now his mother, Sue Klebold, has written a memoir entitled, A...
As I pushed the rusty vine covered gate open enough to let me pass I could have been in a Faulkner novel approaching a southern gothic house uncared-for since the Civil War. Bric-a-brac still clung to the eaves cloaking human secrets behind webbed windows. The...
Romans 11 is one of the most poignant chapters in all Scripture. In it Paul pines for his people. He cannot imagine God’s family being whole without Israel. Jesus wept for His people. On the cross Jesus begs God to forgive them. God cannot let...
If you have not looked at your 401K this week, don’t. I would like to propose that the problem is our GPSs. Because of our GPSs we now arrive at our destinations without wandering about like we used to do. We did all that wandering...
I overheard an argument this week where one of the parties said to the other, “Live with it.” Having heard that expression many times I Googled it and got 591,000,000 hits. Obviously the expression is used a lot. There are a lot of books entitled...
Have you ever wondered about that pyramid and eye on the back of a dollar bill? It harkens to secret societies, orders and clubs where grownups enjoy playing childish games that make us feel like we belong to something unique and special. Secret handshakes and...
Romans 12 is a treasure house of practical suggestions for Christian living. In this amazing chapter Paul, the theologian, becomes Paul, the psychologist. Randomly I put my finger on the page and found, “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted...
John 14:1-3 was probably the second memory verse I ever learned. As a child I always thought of it in a literal sense. Jesus was a contractor and the angels were the carpenters and plumbers. They were busy constructing fabulous mansions for us. Each home...
When I was very small I dug a large hole in our backyard. It was large to me. Most likely it was very small. When my Dad asked why, I explained that I was digging my way to China because there were hungry children there...
The Self-Help book section at Barnes and Noble is impressive. There is everything there to help us transform ourselves from wimps to giants. No matter what deficiency we think we have, there is a book to help us conquer. We can develop seven healthy habits...