Why complain when we can proclaim?

Why complain when we can proclaim?

As I sit in the utter stillness of my uncluttered, now-clean home, I realize how quickly I am missing the chaos of my four grandchildren racing through it. We had all four for a few days of their spring break and it was a crazy, exhausting, wonderful blessing.  My...
Realigning our faith

Realigning our faith

I hate it when I make a quick U-turn and hit the curb with my front tire. In that moment several thoughts fly through my mind: Why didn’t I just wait for the arrow? Why didn’t I gauge the distance more accurately? Why didn’t I just take a different route? I wonder if...
Frasier Crane and King Solomon

Frasier Crane and King Solomon

I was up too early one morning and happened to tune into an episode of Frasier. I didn’t watch the show very often when it originally aired, even though it was incredibly popular and won more than thirty Emmy awards. It was a spin-off of the Cheers show, which I...
Praying for the road to Damascus

Praying for the road to Damascus

Missiles, bombs, and soldiers are traveling the road to Damascus right now.  I’m praying that Jesus appears, once again, on that road to call people to a miraculous understanding of who he is.  Jesus spoke to Saul of Tarsus on that road, and Saul was forever changed. ...