Words “I tell you, even though [the man] will not get up and give [his friend] anything just because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence [the man] will get up and give [his friend] whatever he needs.” – Luke 11:8 Every four years, as summer sweltersRead More →
Learning . . . Teaching . . . Teaching . . . Learning “These words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; teach them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away . . .” – DeuteronomyRead More →
Strong in the Lord “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evilRead More →
For Everything There is a Season . . . I can’t believe I’m using the words “charming” and “commercial” in the same phrase, but recently I’ve noticed a TV commercial for a brand of automobile emphasizing the long-lasting nature of these vehicles. It opens with a shot of a carRead More →
Freedoms . . . and Responsibilities For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters’ only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love becomeRead More →
You Love Them Anyway Someone you love might be unusually clingy today. Someone you love might have some extra hostility. Someone you love might be eerily quiet or unreasonably defensive. And you love her anyway. Someone you love might have paper – thin patience. Someone you love might beRead More →
Words . . . and The Word Words, words, words. There is a veritable tsunami of words bombarding us every hour of every day. We hear words, we read words, sometimes it seems as though words saturate our whole environment. Using words as weapons is far from new — cruel,Read More →
Following the Directions How many times have you approached a simple task only to find it’s not nearly as simple as you’d assumed? I had a laugh at my own expense when I bought a handy little floor mop for my kitchen and then began to remove it from theRead More →
Two summers ago I was trying to find a generator for a client (a 40+ man with a son in high school) whose electricity had been turned off because he lost his source of income and was unable to pay the electric bill. The only way for the electricity toRead More →
In Remembrance . . . Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and there will likely be a variety of news features, both print and electronic, reminding us that Memorial Day is not just a long weekend, the primary purpose of which is to kick off summer. Considering that Memorial DayRead More →