Are you always the last one to get dressed? Have your tardiness ever had you running down a car with an impatient driver…such as your husband? Do your kids soil their outfits before you even finish putting on yours? Ladies, if you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, please ...

Just recently I received a magazine in my school mailbox with the headline titled, “Teaching Tolerance in the Classroom.” Instantly the article’s words began to rub me the wrong way. We exist in a world that lives, eats, and breaths tolerance, but what does it really mean to be tolerant? ...

There’s a lot of fighting going on–fighting with each other, fighting against our circumstances, fighting for our independence, fighting for our way, fighting against God, fighting in video games, fighting in kid movies, fighting in adult movies–fight, fight, fight. The Lord says that there is nothing new under the sun ...

Women are emotional. I can say that because I am one. While I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen my dad cry, I’ve been known to cry over just about everything. From heart-felt commercials to heated disagreements, and from reality TV shows like Extreme Home ...

Let’s talk about splinter pickers. We have all known them. Those people who just cannot seem to help themselves. They feel compelled to point out every flaw, every mistake, every sin that their fellow man, their Christian brother or sister, commits. We have all made the mistake of judging someone ...

Why are some things invisible to us?  I can drive the same route every day and never really look around, never really notice who my neighbors are.  I’ve lived in the same country side for the last 6 years and just last week I noticed a farm-house tucked back in the ...

Crucify him! Crucify him! In A.D. 33, a crowd of Jews shouted fiercely for the death of a man named Jesus from Nazareth. Oppressed by the Romans, proud of their moral laws, awaiting a mighty savior – unbelieving Jews hated Jesus. Jesus was merely a carpenter. He healed a Roman’s ...

‘The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.’  Proverbs 16:23 (NKJV) Have you ever said something without quite thinking about it, and then lived to regret it?  Have you been known to get yourself into hot water on a regular basis because you attempted ...

The Super Bowl is now just a day away. Most of us are finalizing our shopping and prepping our dips, snacks, and other entertainment for the ‘Big Game.’ The players starring in the Super Bowl, however, are taking these last few days addressing the media. Amongst the many players who ...

A “Walk of faith” is a powerful metaphor to consider.  A walk implies progress, movement and purpose.  In the natural world, a walk offers multi-faceted blessings: the beauty of nature, the health of physical activity, the quieting of the typical frantic pace.  Though I know those things are truth, the primary ...