When I was a kid, I never took a nap. I thoroughly disliked the idea of going to sleep during the day because I was sure I […]
A profound statement made by Dr. LeRoy Lawson decades ago that I’ll never forget (and have often repeated) was this: “Show me your checkbook and I’ll show […]
Human beings are whole persons, the mind, body, and the spiritual life are intimately woven together. You’ve probably learned already that one of the most profound issues […]
Before the impact of a global pandemic rocked the world, a lot of people complained about things like “routine” and “structure,” even though both can be very […]
In his book, Stewarding Life, Paul Chappel makes the following observation about God’s measure of stewardship: “When a church or business hires an outside accounting firm to […]
Writing in The Living Faith, Lloyd C. Douglas tells a story I just had to share with you about Thomas Hearne en route to the mouth of […]
John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents that […]
Prayer isn’t enough when … … you have hands and won’t use them to serve others … … you have legs and will not use them to […]
You have only 30 minutes for lunch. You pop the frozen dinner you brought to work into the microwave in the breakroom … and become impatient as […]
It was such a poignant moment — painfully so — that the memory with full visuals are crisply clear in my mind. The day my dad said […]