Month: March 2014

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in […]

Today is my sixty-fifth birthday. By all accounts this is a real milestone. I get to trade Obamacare for Medicare. I have my little Medicare card in my wallet. Not too impressive. It’s made of paper. I get mail every day reminding me it doesn’t […]

I have been an attorney for nearly 35 years. I am familiar with scheming. However, I learned about it long before I passed the bar. Some of the worst scheming I’ve witnessed didn’t occur in court, but in church.  There was scheming for the 11 […]

Last night at our home church we were challenged with the challenge of staying challenged. It’s not as silly as it sounds. Facing and overcoming challenges is what makes life meaningful. It’s not always easy to stay challenged. Anyone who knows me or reads this […]

I came across a good article yesterday, The 20 Things You Need to Let Go to Be Happy. We all have things we need to let go of. You would think that 20 would be enough to cover the most important ones, but I think […]

I know in the end times things will get pretty bad, even  churches. If you listen to some folks, we must be in the end times because, according to them, lots of churches are bad. My problem is that much that is considered bad, to […]

There are a lot of bad acts in the world. Just read a newspaper, watch television, walk around a mall or look in a mirror. We like to believe that most folks are good, but sometimes they just slip up or satan gets hold of […]

Looking for something to give up for Lent? Give up resentment and become more forgiving. Give up hatred and return good for evil. Give up complaining and be more grateful. Give up pessimism and become more hopeful. Give up worry and become more trusting. Give […]