Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It found me wishing I could sit by my mother in church just one more time, but she transferred her church membership to the church eternal in February of 1996. Since my Dad was always on the platform, usually in order to preach, I spent many a worship service sitting by…
On a recent day, the sun was shining and the weather was warm. It was a beautiful day, perfect for being outside and enjoying nature. However, all the weather reports focused on the upcoming storms, predicted to hit during the night. No reports of the beautiful weather, just the warnings of pending doom. Life gets…
I like to worry. I know I’m not supposed to worry, but I rather enjoy it and over the years, I have become a rather accomplished worrier. My mother was a worrier, as was my grandmother. It is in my DNA. I know the Swedish proverb, “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow,”…
On April 30, 2007, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, said in an interview, “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.” We all know how that prediction played out. Prophecy is a dangerous thing. Jesus said, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country,…
The first guy who got away with decision making without the impact of a woman was Adam, when he still had a full set of ribs (Genesis 1:18-23). Why does God so often communicate with women first? On our first date, my then future wife told me what God had called her to be, and…
Numerous times I find truth in a statement shared by a friend. Occasionally, I find humor in a comment made by a friend. Sometime, I find both truth and humor in the same quote. It happened recently with an anonymous quote posted on Facebook: “Make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat…
What do you do after a holiday? After Christmas, we clean up wrapping paper and bows. After New Year’s Eve we sleep late. After Thanksgiving, we eat leftovers. After the 4th of July, we put away our red, white, and blue clothes for a while. But what do we do after Easter? Actually, we have…
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is an English nursery rhyme dating back to 1862. We all said this when some bully, or some insensitive friend, made remarks to us or about us. Even though we said it, we knew it wasn’t true. Words do hurt, sometimes more…
When I teach on prayer I usually include the role of angels as one means through which God responds to our requests. I occasionally have a challenger in the group that questions my comments. I simply reply that 34 of the 66 books in the Bible mention angels, including Hebrews 1:14, which refers to angels…
Spring Training is underway. Opening Day is only a few days away. Baseball season is here again. Hope springs eternal. I’m not quite the fanatic as Rogers Hornsby who said, “People ask me what I do in the winter when there is no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window…