Uncategorized

Driving from a crowded event, a policeman forced me to turn right when I needed to go straight. He didn’t want to hear about my problem. He just wanted me to move on. Humph. Move on God said something similar to Moses and to Paul. Moses really wanted to cross over the Jordan and see…

When you are awake in the middle of the night, what are you doing? Worrying? Thinking about what you are going to do tomorrow? Reviewing your “To Do” list? Singing? Singing? God gives us songs in the night. (Job 35:10) Songs in the Night Songs in the night is God’s wonderful gift for the believer.…

This has been quite a year! And its only summer. I completed the final edits on my book. My book was released! I’ve had four eye surgeries and a gazillion doctor visits. I’m tired. I’m low energy. I’m not getting much done. At the moment, I’m not even rejoicing that my book was released after…

True or False: Process versus Outcome: We have responsibility over our thoughts, words, and deeds, but we do not control the outcome. We can be nice, loving, and giving, and yet the Bible guarantees some will hate us (Matthew 10:22; 24:9). We can work hard, and even get good results for our companies, but that does…

Are you telling God you can’t do something? Huh-oh. When twelve spies, sent into the Promised Land, returned, ten of the twelve spies told the Israelites the people in the Promised Land were too strong for them and they couldn’t take the land. “We are not able to go up against the people, for they…

An undergraduate student challenged my comments on health policy. She thought that, because she was going to be a physician, her future was secure with ample income and a great career. She would not entertain any other possibility. And she wasn’t even in med school yet! She refused to believe her view of the future…

To be really free, we must become dependent. To the world, that is an oxymoron. To Christians, it is the path to joy. The more dependent we are on Christ, the freer we are. Complete freedom requires total dependence on God. Dependence, even in this world, isn’t necessarily easy. With my eye trouble, I’ve become…

An overloaded airplane will not fly. When a truck is overloaded, its springs break. When heavy snow builds up on bushes, the branches break. When we have too many obligations, when we try to do too many things, we might cope successfully for a period of time, but, long-term, we break. Implications of Overload When…

After taking several time management courses, I decided I would not take another unless they guaranteed I would have 25 hours in a day. Here’s how bad it was: When I was working, my favorite day of the year was the day we switched from daylight savings to standard time. That day, and only that…