What is the impetus behind the transcultural enthusiasm that appears at the end of a year and the beginning of a new year? Social media and television ads burst with unimaginable promises. We hear claims that If we begin ingesting a specific vitamin or subscribe to an exercise program, we will finally become a changed... Continue Reading →

John 1:23 Has anyone had the dubious pleasure of taking a Medrol Dose pack? Over the years, I have had the unfortunate need to calm inflammation in various areas of my worn-out body. But this time, these tiny white makers of insomnia have been an instrument used by God to lead this servant to share... Continue Reading →

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.  God saw that the light was good and He separated the light from the darkness.  God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.”  And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.   Genesis 1:3-5   Today I heard... Continue Reading →

If you were born in the late 1950s you may remember reciting these words “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me.  I believed this strand of nonsense when I was a young child.  I convinced myself that since it was repeated so often the philosophy must be right, right?... Continue Reading →

I have never considered myself a “fearful” person.  For example, most people agree that the “scariest “ life event we will encounter is death, the end of this life as we know it.  It is the final goodbye to those we love and so long to our well-known surroundings.  That encounter is the unavoidable release... Continue Reading →

Light pierces the darkness.  Light isn’t necessary in a place where it is already illuminated.  Jesus said, “ I am the light of the world.”  Why would he need to bring His light if the world was already radiant? I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but... Continue Reading →