My mother-in-law’s funeral was yesterday. As with all loved ones that pass from this life, we spontaneously reflect on the kind of person they were, and allow buried memories to rise to the surface. I’ve been non-stop reflecting since we heard the news. » Continue Reading

When is the last time you read a book that you couldn’t help but tell everybody about? I’ll bet you walked around quoting lines to your friends and sharing its principles with anyone who would listen, right? The answer to that question for me is, “Now!” I’m sure my friends, co-workers, students, and sons will be glad when I move on to the next “good read”! » Continue Reading

“Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come fearlessly into God’s presence, assured of his glad welcome.” Ephesians 3:12 NLT

I wonder if it’s been a while since you’ve read that scripture. Maybe you should read it again…..and again…..and even again, because it HAS to be the best news you could ever hear. » Continue Reading

“The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become — because he made us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be…It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.”
C.S. Lewis

I love unique people. You know, the kind that aren’t like everybody else. They couldn’t be status quo if life depended on it! To them, “normal” is a dirty word, along with “mainstream”, “proper”, and “balance”. » Continue Reading