Some of us have paused to wonder why God, who has infinite wisdom, didn’t do a better job of creating human beings. Why didn’t He give us the capacity to think and act rationally at all times? Why did He allow us to make fools of ourselves and do stupid stuff way too often? French…
I remember the day I thought to myself, “This is the happiest day of my life.” I was sitting in my little rocking chair with my new-born son sleeping in my arms and my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter was contentedly playing at my feet. We had just moved into the perfect little home we had recently purchased,…
An attitude of gratitude is the opposite of selfishness. Those and who think that everything they have is due to their own efforts, think they are sufficient unto themselves. They do not believe they need help with anything. They see no reason to depend on anyone else. That attitude might work for a while, but…
Last week I noticed a rash on my arm. While researching what might be causing my itchy problem, I was reminded of the fact that, with the advent of vaccines, many of the rash-causing diseases I had as a child, have all but vanished. I didn’t find an answer to my rash, but I did…
The Bible tells us again and again not to worry, not to be anxious about anything. For example, Philippians 4:6-7 puts it this way: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will…
Making life fair seems to be a relentless cultural ambition but it’s simply not possible this side of heaven, and the Federal Communications Commission may be the only government institution that understand this. On August 4, 1987, the FCC voted 4-0 to abolish the Fairness Doctrine, which required radio & television stations to present balanced coverage…
Character traits are defined as the individual qualities or attributes that make up a person’s overall individuality. These descriptions can be physical, emotional, mental, or moral. Every person is made up of many different traits or qualities, and these can also change over the course of someone’s life. Character traits are the building blocks of personality;…
Elaine Steinbeck (1914-2003) visited a Tokyo bookstore to see if they had her husband John’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath. The Japanese clerk found a copy but called it The Angry Raisins. Reader’s Digest, June 1990, p.106. The book was written in the 1930s, a time of hardship for many across the United States. Not only…
Two pastors, who liked to fish, invited a third pastor from another denomination to come fishing with them. Out on the lake, the first pastor needed to go to the bathroom. He walked on water to the restroom on shore. A while later the second pastor did the same thing. The third pastor had to…
There is a humorous story about two men on a bridge. One of them is about the jump. The gist of the story is that they are both Christians, from the same denomination, and the man asking the questions of the jumper gets down to the finer details, such as which subdivision of the subdivision…