I Peter 2:5-8 directs our attention to a cornerstone. That word might be unfamiliar for some of us. It is an architectural term referring to part of a masonry building. It refers to a stone that was set very strategically. All the other stones...

When I was in the 8th grade, our Catholic school was getting ready for a graduation mass. It was a big deal and our class had several songs to sing. The nun who taught music gathered us all in the chapel for practice. She had a stack of special...

The other night I was watching a documentary on Apollo 13. At one point, they showed a view of space as the astronauts were looking out a window. It was dotted with glittering lights, stars were everywhere. That view reminded me of a summer’s night...

It is summertime, and if we interviewed 25 people laying out on the sand, we would get 25 divergent opinions regarding what constitutes eternity. On the cynical end of things, one might say, “From my rotting body flowers shall grow and I am in them...

I recently read an article by Kelly Williams entitled, “10 Things I Learned About Life as a Christian.” Kelly is a pastor from Colorado who can turn a phrase and grab your attention. Those ten things that he has learned are worth our consideration....

It is always fun to remember your “firsts.” We all cherish the remembrance of our first boyfriend or girlfriend, our first kiss, our first job and that wonderful first paycheck. I also clearly remember the first time I tried to memorize scripture....

Discouragement is the ugly little sister of depression. It isn’t severe, but it can be debilitating. It usually doesn’t require medication, but it does require attention. And it does drain the joy out of everyday living. Discouragement comes in all...

Summer is upon us, and it is the time for reading, not because we must, but because we want to. I have always been an avid reader, but sometimes the rest of the world doesn’t seem to see the joy in books that I do. In fact, the reading habits of...

One of my favorite Old Testament stories centers around Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathon, David’s dear friend. His story occurs in II Samuel chapters 4 through 16 where he is clearly a type of redeemed sinner. In fact, he is a lot like you and me!...

A while back I saw an article in the NYTIMES about how much water it takes to manufacture one pair of jeans. Levi Strauss and Company reported that “from the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes...

We keep track of a person’s legacy in many ways. Epitaphs written on tombstones might be the most humorous approach. Here are a few of my favorite: In Washington D.C.: Uncle Walter loved to spend; He had no money in the end. But with many a...

In her book, Now and Not Yet, Ruth Chou Simons suggests that there is a significant difference between living through a season of life and living permanently in a wilderness. A season of pain or disappointment or personal unrest can be very...