Over the past few years, there have been several polls and studies revealing that Americans today are feeling more lonely than at any other time in our […]
It’s Sunday morning and you’re “in church.” The worship leader strums his guitar and launches into the first song … If you had to sit and watch […]
You’ve loved each other for years. As you wrestle with thoughts of the future, you see that you could continue to love your spouse for years to […]
It’s Monday. Church starts today! In spite of the significant effort your pastoral staff puts on getting you and anyone else to walk through the church building […]
“Make a decision,” I said to the woman who was wiping a tear from her eye. Sitting next to her husband on the couch in my office, […]
A small fire breaks out in your back yard. Reacting immediately, you run into your garage, grab the can of gasoline stored for your lawn mower, and […]
When I visit a church for the first time and want to learn about the faith family I’m about to walk into, sometimes I initially hold back […]
It might be hard to get kids to try new foods, but it’s rarely hard to get kids to play. Kids are experts at playing, something they […]
I was so young I don’t really know who Lester was. I don’t know whether he was just a neighbor or someone my parents knew. But one […]
There’s a true story from the 1920’s of a man who was walking along a pier in Massachusetts when he tripped over a rope and fell into […]