Getting the Sound Bite Right
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a picture of silver.” -Proverbs 25:11 My wife gets all the breaks. She’s warm and inviting, a woman who extends herself easily, and folks warm up to her...
View ArticleThe Hungry Heart
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 Seeking God is not a spectator sport. You have to go for it, relentlessly and wholeheartedly. Not...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen, HIV, and the Company of Strangers
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers in the quiet of the railway station running scared. -The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel The company of strangers is...
View ArticleChristians and Crisis
When written in Chinese the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. - John F. Kennedy “Crisis” is an overused word, so its force gets...
View ArticleAbout That Mouth
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. –Proverbs 18:21 People who shoot their mouths off, then wonder why their relationships don’t work, are...
View ArticleFruitful in Famine
And perhaps, by God’s grace, I succeed, and for a day or two become a creature consciously dependent on God and drawing its strength from the right sources.” —- C.S. Lewis My home state of California...
View ArticleTurbo Tongue
Even so, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5) James had a healthy respect for speech, and its power to bless or...
View ArticleWhen God’s “Yes” is Guaranteed
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we...
View ArticleBrattitude
It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being. – Joseph Wood Krutch Everyone agrees that brats are unattractive, but...
View ArticleFear Itself
“—fear hath torment.” – I John 4:18 I can’t look at current trends without being afraid for my country, the church, or my sons. I don’t apologize for that, so I’d be the last guy to say that it’s wrong...
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