Enjoying the Gift of Joy

One of the gifts of Christmas that was given to us is the gift of joy. It came through the Father’s Son, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul encourages us to “always be joyful” (I Thess. 5:16). If joy is going to work in an imperfect, often ugly world, then it is going to be...

Looking The Other Way

In the last year I’ve witnessed several separate situations that were so disturbing to me they made me sick at heart as well as stomach. I thought about the old saying “Ignorance is bless” and I realized there is truth to that saying. It is easier to go about our...

Your future is not…

defined by others… (Following up on a previous blog, “Your Future Is Not What You Think It is…”) Ever looked around and wondered, “What’s next?” The tone of your voice and how you say that can communicate volumes! From a “I’m ready for anything”, “bring it on”,...