On September 12, 2001, I returned to work. At least I tried to go back to my office. However, what I found was debris strewn everywhere. My books, records, and desktop where covered with a fine, oily soot that had been dumped from the ceiling vent that was directly above my workspace in the [...]
“To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe …”
These words by Don Quixote in “Man of La Mancha” ring in my heart as I struggle once again to join the battle against my obesity. I’m not yet sure how I’m going to tackle the problem this time. I have tried and eventually failed at [...]
When I was a little boy I had a puppy. I named him Coke because I thought he was the color of Coca Cola. I loved Coke and Coke loved me! If mom and dad had let me, I would have let him sleep with me. I think I would even have brought him [...]
“I long to see you … that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.” Romans 1:11, 12
These words of the apostle Paul to the Roman Christians express my feelings as I think about my sister who has been with the Lord for nearly three years now. Marge was two and [...]
The other day my wife, who is a pastoral counselor, had a visit from a woman who was in the process of preparing papers to effect a legal separation from her husband. Both the woman and her husband are committed Christians. There had been no infidelity and no abuse. She was just fed up with [...]
Have you ever reflected on the feelings of God? Have you ever been pained by His pain? Has your heart ever longed to bring a smile to His face in contrast to what He must feel so often when He is faced with the disdain of the atheist, the futile worship of His creation by [...]
I actually began writing this a couple of years ago. However, I continue to wrestle with finding patience to listen and look for GOD to lead me ever closer to Him One thing that I’ve begun to realize is that I’m not nearly as essential to His purpose as I thought that I was. I’m [...]
Through Azariah. God’s prophet, He told Judah’s King Asa, “if you seek Him, He will let you find Him.” (@ Chronicles 15:2) I recently heard a pastor say that “God plays ‘hide and seek’ like a 2-year old child.” Whenever you open your eyes, He is right there beside you. God just doesn’t hide from us. [...]
Several years ago, I shared with our church family some insights gained from talking with soldiers who had been wounded in combat. Their attitudes provided me with an appreciation of the importance of belonging to a family of believers, being involved in the lives of one another, and sharing responsibility that comes from being in [...]
Have you found yourself so busy with just coping, so focused on the next objective or the maybe the delinquent project, that you ignore everything else? Some mornings when I’m fighting traffic in the Washington, DC commute, I don’t even hear the radio. I’ll turn on the traffic station and completely miss the report [...]