I fell asleep thinking about the $10 Challenge.
Forget prime-time TV - our working environs can often provide more drama than an episode of Gray’s Anatomy. It’s fairly predictable. Whenever...
One of my former patients used to tell me about a recurring dream that he had when he took a certain medication. The patient, who was a quadriplegic, not only was able-bodied in...
When the descendants of Korah penned Psalm 87, Jerusalem was the center of Israel, the place where God had chosen to place his temple, the physical representation of his presence. God himself was...
My oldest daughter is 8-1/2. She watches PBS cartoons and a few others my wife and I haven’t censored. She’s enjoyed only...
Transcript The word Scrooge, to us, means a miser. Of course, it's from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You remember: Bob Cratchit's mean and miserly boss is Ebenezer Scrooge. His bah, humbug! drains...
“Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” (Prov. 6:6, RSV) As a kid, do you remember turning over a rock, brick, or piece of wood and seeing hundreds...
Welcome back to our book club discussion. I trust everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. I’m still digesting…Not only the holiday feast, but also our latest chapter in Gerald May’s The Wisdom of the.....
On this Thanksgiving Day, we Americans are encouraged to pause and give thanks to God. In his Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln wrote: “The year that is drawing toward...
In two days, residents of the United States will stop as a nation for a day of thanksgiving. At least, that’s the idea. (For a brief history of Thanksgiving, see this item from...
L.L. here, for Thanksgiving. With five pies and a lulav.
Commercials, window displays, newspaper inserts, catalogs and radio spots awaken in our kids an almost manic need to acquire.
Imagine that you live in New Jersey, have a loving family, a beautiful home, and a comfortable income. You own a highly...
As The Road lights up the screen, a character called the Man rises early and goes to the window. By the look...
“Before we’re served, shouldn’t we say grace?” asks Peppermint Patty. It’s a good question. ...
"And the Word became flesh and lived among us . . ." The most depicted scene in art is the crucifixion of...
The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak...
I used to be a better human being. When I was a young single guy and into my early married years, I...
A couple weeks ago, J.B. Wood posted about the peer review and performance appraisal process, with a discussion about image and performance. Performance appraisal processes are something of a major industry – peer...
Recently I watched pastor and author Erwin McManus use a banana and a watermelon to demonstrate how integrity works. Peeling the banana and slicing open the watermelon, Pastor McManus explained...
