2015 is the first year I’ve participated in adopting One Word for the year. I first wrote about selecting my word in a January blog post. Now that more than half the year has passed, how has God helped me to apply my one word so far this year? I can truly say my one...
Have you noticed how some things are becoming smaller and lighter these days? The first computer took up an entire building. Now you can hold a mini iPad in the palm of your hand. The first mobile phone looked and felt like a brick with an antenna. Now cell phones can...
I deserve this. I earned it. It’s my right. A sense of entitlement. We see it in political debates about whether certain government benefits are a “gift” or have been earned. We see it in marriages and other relationships as individual people focus more on their...
I don’t like my “one word” for 2015, but I’m keeping it anyway. Let me explain… I have many friends who have been selecting one word to focus on for each new year as a substitute for new year’s resolutions. I've thought about doing it, but was never really motivated...
I've been posting something for which I'm thankful every day this month. Today, in honor of Thanksgiving, I offer you my list: A month of thankfulness: Day 1 – Thankful for God’s sovereignty in the world…and in my life. Day 2 – Thankful that God is faithful even when...
We’ve all heard the advice: Don’t buck the crowd. Go along to get along. Don’t rock the boat. When I’m with a group of people, often the last thing I want to do is buck the crowd. Children are especially vulnerable to this feeling. As a child, I was the...
Thirty years ago, I stopped a pickpocket. It happened on Nassau Street in lower Manhattan as I watched a man match his stride with the woman in front of him. When he was close enough, he reached into her coat pocket from behind and lifted out her wallet. She was...
Confident. Over-confident. Cocky. And I paid the price. This has been an interesting summer. I’ve spent the past three months tackling weeds around the perimeter of our backyard. I hadn’t weeded those areas in two years. And yes, it was as bad as you just imagined....
Wait. It’s a four-letter word in more ways than one. I hate waiting. Waiting in lines at the post office. Waiting for a green light at intersections. Waiting for answers to prayer. That last one is the worst. Waiting for answers to prayer. Especially when I know the...
Can you answer these questions? Do you even care? Is there a Buddhist terror threat? Why is the status of the Euro important? How does Vladimir Putin’s leadership affect the United States? What impact does Japan’s military have on world affairs? Who are the rising...
Are You Praying and Living TALL? I didn’t understand her comment. Our team had met for a working dinner...
Work Out Salvation by Running Bases? When we moved into our home twenty years ago, we installed new carpeting....
Are You Mastered or a Masterpiece? Did you know my bio is recorded in the Bible? Yup! Paul described me to a T...