While sitting in a hospital waiting room I watched an elderly couple come in for an appointment. He was in a wheel chair and was looking very frail. When a nurse came and wheeled him down a long corridor and he was out of sight,...
I watched a little boy about 8 years old walk over to his little sister about 6 years old and push her down and then walk away. What happened next was fascinating. His dad grabbed him and said, “Why did you do that?” And of...
When we think of the names of Bible writers we rarely mention King Lemuel. But he was responsible for one of the more famous chapters in Scripture. Proverbs 31 describes the perfect wife. She does everything and she does it well. I have one of...
I just finished reading an article in the New York magazine about an actress regarded as being critic proof. I wondered if that meant she was so good no one would dare criticize her or if it meant she was able to not pay attention...
This has been a weekend of transitioning my email from Verizon to Gmail. It seems that I have been sending the devotionals to too many people. Gmail is more generous and allows a bigger email list. One of the issues is setting defaults to make...
I do not want to diminish the value of truth. Without truth we wallow in false ideas resulting in confusion and disorientation. Truth gives us a foundation for unity and purpose. Truth gives us a burden of light to tell the world. But without character...
It is often said, “The best revenge is to live well.” You would be a very unusual person if you lived your whole life without having someone really not like you. The best way to handle it is to prosper and be happy. Proverbs 25:22...
Because I was sitting on the platform in church this weekend I was able to carefully look at the faces of the assembled worshippers. I am so glad we are not like birds, where individuals within a species all look alike. (At least to me.) ...
The postman brought us a National Geographic Expeditions catalog this morning. It is 142 pages of enticement. Now if only the postman would bring me the resources to utilize this colorful bait to travel the world. If you can name it there seems to be...
The human mind is amazing. We store all manner of events and conversations only to have them come flooding back with the right stimulus. This evening I noticed a full page Citicard advertisement in a magazine with the message, “You didn’t come this far to...