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...
Cows moo. Dogs bark. Frogs croak…and so do I. I wish it weren’t true, but wishing doesn’t make it so. Although comparing my singing to frogs’ croaking might even be insulting to the frogs.That’s why I often have mixed emotions whenever I read Bible verses encouraging...
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...
I’m a cracked pot. Not a crackpot, although some might disagree. A cracked pot. Normally, cracked pots are dumped. Discarded as useless. Trashed as garbage. That was me – cracked and purposeless. Of course, being me, I tried to fix myself. I patched up my cracks as...
In 1997, Entertainment Weekly called him the funniest man alive. But this week, the funniest man alive was so wrought with despair that he committed suicide. Sixty-three years young, Robin Williams ended his battle with severe depression with finality. He could see...
They kept coming. For every fifty I swatted, two hundred took their place. There was no way I could survive the onslaught…of spam. When I turned on my computer, my inbox was filled with 62,465 “undeliverable” error messages. I began deleting, but the incoming waves...
My pastor said something recently that hit home with me. He said, “I can only hope that the testimony of our community is that our church is full of messed up people. Then we will be the church Christ wants us to be.” Messed up people? But didn’t Christ die for us so...
I don’t like asking for help. Yup, I’d much rather offer assistance than receive it. Our culture celebrates ability, competence, and independence. Dependence is discouraged. Needy people are dismissed as a burden. Disability is denigrated. And then, just when our...
In celebration of Easter, enjoy this video and photo! The Good-O-Meter Easter...it's not about the bunny! Happy Easter!
Let’s face it, most of us enjoy a bargain. I know I love a good sale. Thanks to information floating around the Internet, for those in the know, saving money is as easy as mastering the numbers on price tags. Here’s some “secret” information that many claim will help...
When in Christ . . . I watched a movie the other day where the dialogue included the phrase, “When in Rome....”...
Bluegrass and Jesus I attended my first bluegrass concert last week . . . and it was not what I expected. The...
Odor or Aroma? My backyard finally smells good again. For the past two months, an odd odor has emanated from...