The Biblical account of the Christmas story is found mostly in Matthew chapter one and Luke chapter two. This week as you review those two chapters, (and a few other places in the scriptures), I invite you to consider one of the unsung heroes of...

Stress is everywhere. Even good things can cause stress! If we take a vacation, it causes stress. If we start a new job, find a new house or choose a new spouse, it still causes major stress. And stress around the holidays is especially noticeable....

A clinical psychologist named David Stoop wrote about a transient who traveled across the country by hiding out in freight trains. (His story is found in a book I read recently called Tame Your Thoughts.) “One night he climbed into what looked like...

Ever since my Goddaughter did her 8th grade research project on the Titanic, I have been fascinated with accounts of that disaster. I recently read some insights from Michael Trull. He wrote: “On April 15, 1912, at approximately 2:20 A.M. the stern...

Can I offer you (and me) some valuable perspective? “In AD 44, King Herod ordered that James the Greater be thrust through with a sword. He was the first of the apostles to be martyred. And so, the blood bath began. Luke was hung by the neck from...

I was sitting in a board meeting the other day and the agenda called for a moment of prayer. One of the board members began his prayer by thanking God for our time to be together. He specifically thanked the Lord for “both chronos and kairos” time....

A few years back, a Civil War soldier’s remains were found at the site of the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee. Although those who reburied him knew neither his name nor even which side he fought on, they honored him with a horse-drawn carriage...

For some parents, it is just too much trouble to properly discipline their children. Cue the video of the parents ignoring their kids in the grocery store as they pull things off the shelf and drop uneaten cookies all over the floor for someone...

Last week was my birthday. And it’s always wonderful to have some sweet thoughts sent my way. But a few years ago, I got the idea to research some events in history that happened on my birthday. And they were interesting. For example, on October...

I hate name tags. I am not sure why. Maybe something in my childhood caused me to dislike wearing them. Maybe I didn’t like being easily identified (too much orneriness).  Maybe my early work world included awkward introductions based on the...

Every now and again I run across a portion of scripture that stops me cold. And it usually isn’t a theology ladened passage. No, it is usually a sentence or two that causes me to scratch my head a bit. One of those moments happened this past week....