Posts filed under: Life

When Waiting Is Messy

Christmas comes with high expectations. We want everything to be just perfect, don’t we? We have pictures in our minds of children playing, church choirs singing, people smiling and getting along. But how often does it happen that way? It...

A Sad Verse

The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. 2 Chronicles 33:10 ESV If you were to read the story of Manasseh from the Old Testament, you would find a story that I believe many...

A Response of Love

Love is one of the most precious words that we have in any language. There are many nuances to this precious word. There are many times that I wish that rather than English, we spoke Ancient Greek. There were multiple...

Book Review: “The Good Life”

Book Title: The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches About Finding True Happiness Author: Derwin Gray Publisher: B & H Publishing Group Happiness. That is one topic that is on the mind of most people. We all want to be happy...

Silent Saturday

This post was first published in 2017. Saturdays are days that I have looked forward to for most of my life. Getting to sleep in late… no school… laid back schedule… Looney Tunes in the morning (where did they go?)…...

Providing Relief

During this time of social-distancing, it can be easy to just be ready for it all to end. I know that I am. I am one who likes to go. I like to be in contact with people. At this...

Wasted Failures

There are going to be times in life when you fail. It is a given. No one is perfect and does everything just right all of the time. Most sensible people will agree to the above statements. Failure is not...