Month: March 2013

I am not a Catholic, but I understand that it’s important who the Pope is.  From the little that I have read, it seems that the conclave picked a good man. By all accounts, he is a very simple man, with great humility, love for […]

I am convinced that it’s not the “big” sins that do us in, that hinder our mission and stall our spiritual growth. It is, rather, the common ordinary sins which become  habit that we need to focus on.  It might be helpful to consider what […]

Someone posted this on Facebook last night. These are some pretty good guidelines, at least when you first read them. After further prayer and thought, they need a little work.  In case you are having trouble reading them here they are with my afterthoughts in […]

March is both my favorite and least favorite month of the year.  I enjoy it because of the college basketball madness that leads up to and includes the NCAA tournament. I enjoy basketball and there’s lots of it this month as Conference Tournaments begin and […]

I don’t handle disappointment very well. Something I had been looking forward to, just didn’t work out yesterday. It wasn’t a huge deal, but it ruined my day. Other people also had their day messed up, but they seemed to handle it just fine. Maybe […]

Jesus came to earth as a man, suffered, died and rose again…one time. There are certainly universal aspects to His saving work. However, each of us is saved individually. We have our own unique relationship and experience with God. Although each of our relationships has […]

My military career ended many years ago. However, I can still remember standing in formation with the company commander’s order of “Eyes Forward” ringing in my ears. There were many rules for formation; but the primary one was to keep looking forward, no looking to […]

I noticed while watching The Bible on Sunday night that God seems to keep His people at a point of dependency.  Of course, we are always dependent on Him. We just don’t always recognize it. It’s the reason a rich man has such a tough […]