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Old fuddy-duddies beware: Our language keeps changing. Have you noticed how words and phrases get turned around until they mean the opposite of what you expect?
Father’s Day brings to mind the ancient admonition to “walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous” (Proverbs 2:20, *New American Standard Bible*). If you want to “walk in the way of good men,” it makes sense to follow the best man of...
Ask Christians to name their favorite Bible verses, and you’ll get predictable responses. John 3:16, the 23rd Psalm, and Romans 8:28 often come to mind. Someone might mention John 11:35 because it’s easy to memorize “Jesus wept.”
No Matter Where You Serve the Lord,
Remember Aesop’s fable about the tortoise and the hare? The fast but overconfident hare learned the moral of the story: “Slow and steady wins the race.”
Recently a friend at work received a phone call from his mom, who lives in a distant state. She had bad news. Her husband (my coworker’s 59-year-old dad) had died suddenly of a heart attack.
The website www.Musicnotes.com contains an article called “The 10 Most Difficult Musical Instruments to Master (And Why They’re Worth the Effort).” The author points out that mastering an instrument requires physical stamina (breath control, manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination); mental discipline (perseverance to spend years practicing); and emotional resilience (to learn...
Did you hear about the guy whose thesaurus was stolen? He was perplexed, exasperated, frustrated, angry, upset, and filled with consternation.
Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia, Bill Withers was the son of a coal miner.
Jesus’ disciples didn’t know what to do, and the problem seemed insurmountable. Thousands of hungry people needed food, and there were no restaurants or grocery stores nearby. As evening approached and the sun began to set, the disciples concluded the only solution was to send the crowds away to fend...
Do you receive unsolicited text messages from strangers offering to buy your house? Do you get phone calls warning about problems with your Social Security account or demanding payment for products you never ordered?
My wife Candy and I are proud owners of two side-by-side grave plots at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. OK, proud probably isn’t the right word. But those little pieces of real estate make us feel relieved, because when the day comes, our surviving family members won’t have to wonder where to...
The original Palm Sunday was not a calm Sunday. The day was filled with high drama.
Like precious jewels, friends can be found in surprising places.
Are you more productive during the daylight hours or after the sun goes down? Someone joked, “I could be a morning person if morning started around noon.”
God’s faithfulness continues through all generations, and the church thrives when older and younger believers stay connected. This article highlights shared faith, shared mission, and shared challenges—and calls churches to be intentional about inter-generational relationships.
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”(Psalm 133:1, New King James Version*).
I hate to wait.
It doesn’t make sense to do things backward.
In the past, many church buildings had “cry rooms.” Moms and dads corralled their squirming kids during church services while preachers tried to speak above the babies’ noisy cries and listeners struggled to pay attention (or secretly welcomed the distraction). Frazzled parents tried to cajole their noisy babies into silence,...
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