“Do everything in love.” I Corinthians 16:14 Becoming a grandparent is one of the coolest things in the world. Although our grandson Jack is only 2 1/2 months old it seems like every time we see him he has grown and changed more than we could imagine. With our own children, ... Continue

Happy New Year! When I was a kid these words always held out so much promise and hope. The promise that the next 12 months would be different than the last 12, and the hope that I could leave behind my failures and struggles of the past and that things would ... Continue

Monday – Read Isaiah 59:1-2 Why does unforgiven sin disrupt our communication with God? What can we do every time that we sin? See I John 1:9. Invite the Holy Spirit to reveal any unforgiven sin in your heart so you may confess it and be forgiven.   Tuesday – Read Hebrews 6:9-12 Thinking about the faith ... Continue

December is here. The lights displays are up, the special holiday coffee flavors are out, we have been barraged by an endless cry to buy, buy, buy, and soon Christmas trees will be going up everywhere we turn. It’s easy to view all of these things as distractions to the ... Continue

“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  I Thessalonians 5:18   In recent weeks I experienced an exhaustive time of what seemed to be nonstop activity. It was a time of late to bed and early to rise, with each day filled with more ... Continue

I really like my digital camera. I like the vibrant colors it captures, the zoom and wide angle settings options it gives me, the clear picture indicator, the auto flash and auto advance, and that I can shoot video with sound. What I don’t like is the fact that lately ... Continue

Recently I was thinking about how every job has its own set of frustrations. Take for example a teacher, just when it seem like a student has mastered a new skill he forgets how to do it (or maybe that was just a frustration for my teachers). Or a custodian, ... Continue

Have you ever noticed how important the little things are in life? Pennies add up to dollars and dollars can add up to a new car. The first step can put us on the path of a great journey. A mere inch can mean the difference between a car accident ... Continue

Recently Patsy and I had the opportunity to visit the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. It was an educational, sobering and emotional experience. At every turn we were reminded of the brutality of war, of the incredible sacrifices that were made and the loss of lives and ... Continue