Did Jesus Emphasize Excellence?
Today is my son's 32nd birthday. He is a person of excellence - he doesn't cut corners. How about you? Are you a person who works to "good enough" or ...
Today is my son's 32nd birthday. He is a person of excellence - he doesn't cut corners. How about you? Are you a person who works to "good enough" or ...
My parents had lived a good life. At 61, they were pillars of the community. Early in their married life, not wanting to go into debt, my dad e...
This morning the doorbell rang. It was a repairman. I invited him into the house. I introduced myself. He said his name was Manuel. Where are you ...
I'm a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand I'm mercy-driven. And on the other, I enjoy watching these justice/revenge-focused movies like Taken. ...
How are you approaching the new year? Change is hard for a lot of people and so much will change in the year ahead. I like the idea of seeing it in ...
How many of you just made some New Year's Resolutions? Resolutions are changes that you want to make to your life. Yet, if you're like most people, ...
I think Jesus might be saying the same thing to me he said to the Sardis Church: “Wake up!” Maybe he's wanting to say it to you as w...
Following God's call was one of the toughest things I ever had to do. And what made it especially hard is that the same questions kept coming up every...
People in wealthy countries are much more likely to be depressed than people in poor countries.* Many have stopped having children because they'r...
My parents loved me the best they could, but our home was a claustrophobic place by the time I was 18. The four walls of my bedroom were not going t...