The word “grief” is usually used to describe losing someone you love due to death, divorce, or separation. Similar feelings often surface after a major life change such as job loss or a disaster such as a damaging flood or fire. The ache inside can feel as if your soul is being crushed under the…
We speak of someone having “a bitter pill to swallow”. This can refer to a physical pill that has a bitter taste, or it might describe something that has caused a person to feel hurt or resentful about something they perceive as an injustice or betrayal. A bitter person might have feelings of disappointment, anger…
According to Wikipedia, “A word is a basic element of language that carries meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition and numerous attempts to find specific criteria of the concept remain controversial.” In church…
We all like to think that we have no biases, but we all do. We might not recognize them as such. We might call them beliefs, opinions, ideas, or facts but never think of them as prejudices or bigotries. Yet most of us are predisposed to think discriminately. That in itself is not necessarily a…
There was an article in the Wall Street Journal, when Bernie Marcus died on November 4, 2024. Most of us wouldn’t recognize his name, but we are all familiar with the company he helped found––Home Depot. Marcus and his business partner, Arthur Blank, became friends and colleagues while working for Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers in the…
According to Wikipedia: “Shalom is a sense of contentment, wholeness, and harmony. It is the state or condition of being unbroken, uninjured, or undamaged. It is the state of including the full amount or extent of something, or all parts of something in place, with nothing missing. It is the state or condition of being…
One of my favorite authors (Robert Fulghum) made a list of common-sense rules for home repair projects that went something like this: ♦ Always work alone. An audience is hardly ever helpful. ♦ Keep your tools clean and your language cleaner. ♦ Pray! If God Himself can’t fix it, what makes you think you can.…
The word “media” is the plural form of medium. It is usually used to refer to a means of communication such as radio and television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet, that inform or influence large groups of people. The internet ushered in what we call social media including texts, tweets, posts, pod casts and blogs. Many…
My first real encounter with the word “hate”, and its meaning, happened when I was just a small child of about six-or-seven-years of age. I was playing with my two younger cousins, on their farm, and the boy cousin started to climb over a gate into a cow pasture. Just then, his teen-aged brother came…
At Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on September 21, 2025, his widow declared her forgiveness to the assassin. Erika Kirk’s deliberate act of forgiveness, which was heard by millions of people, inspired actor Tim Allen to forgive the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964. Allen was just 11 when his dad died and he carried unforgiveness…