Did you know that there is a National Cat Herder Day, National Squirrel Appreciation Day and an International Bacon Day? Yes, these are among an onslaught of national and international days that are …
With depression rates on the rise along with the onslaught of negative distractions trying to get everyone’s attention, perhaps it is time to reflect on one question: “Do you seek happiness or joy?”
On the surface, it is coarse and hot where the sun beats down upon it. Disturb it enough with your fingertips for refreshing coolness and a distinct odor that is familiar and satisfying. Touching it, …
We have been visiting the lives of Martha and Mary in a manner similar to that once popular television series “You Are There” with Walter Cronkite. After a tiring walk to …
As we get older, living in the past is common. Our brains accumulate more memories as we age. Most nostalgic memories are positive and produce a rush of euphoria or happiness. When you’re …
“We are goldfish swimming in Christian waters,” writes Tom Holland in his recent book, “Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World.” Yet our society paddles …
This is a prayer I wrote for our country this morning. I don’t always have time for new prayers, so this is extraordinarily that I was able to write this. I love you and want you to have …
It is not hewn from costly stones or precious marble. It is not spread with fine, pure-white linen cloths. Neither is it surrounded by alabaster statues; no crucifix is raised above it to remind me …
Several years ago, a friend of mine from college days posted on social media that he had just been diagnosed with a serious disease and was given less than a year to live. He said he …
Victims are not always virtuous. But most of us would judge that they still deserve our help and support. However, in pre-Christian history, if you were born amid the meager margins of society …
Dear Lord, As I contemplate my own years of being a child with my mother and then becoming one myself, it brings me to my knees. There’s no better teacher than the Holy Spirit through your …
“Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and found Simon Peter and …
Howdy, y’all. In Luke 10:38-42 we have been learning about two sisters who lived in the village of Bethany, just a stone’s throw from Jerusalem. …
In Luke 10:38-42, two sisters are briefly mentioned, Martha and Mary. Just who were they? Their names pretty much ring a bell with most of us. Our first thought of them is usually connected with …
At the end of this column will be a disclaimer, but I assure my readers that my words are true. Almost unbelievable, but true. My question to the reader is, why have things changed so …