Anne Dutton (1692-1765) wrote letters to her family, friends, and associates to encourage them and give them counsel. I know there are at least eight volumes of these letters, maybe more. Briefly, Anne was the wife of an English Baptist minister. Her writing ministry corresponded…

Just in time for the New Year Christian bloggers (see Endnotes) are encouraging fellow believers to read through the Bible in 2013 and are suggesting various reading plans. Over the years I’ve found that I’m not the reading plan type; I just like to pick…

“Have a holly jolly Christmas, It’s the best time of the year …” Burl Ives voice filled my head as I walked around our local outdoor mall with my two-year-old granddaughter Sophia who was pouting. “Smile Sophia. It’s the best time of the year,” I…

Sometimes the consequence of a slight movement is catastrophe. A heel is caught and a person plunges headlong down a flight of stairs never to be the same again. A hand jerks on a wheel and, in a few seconds, parallel lines of cars are…

And in this matter I give my judgment this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it. So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched…

The other night I watched an interview Piers Morgan did with Arnold Schwarzenegger to promote Schwarzenegger’s new book, “Total Recall.” During the interview, Piers asked Arnold to go back to the time when he was a small boy in Austria living in a tiny house…

I’ve had a really hard time thinking this week.  I don’t know if it was because I was tired or sick or both, but I have struggled extremely hard with my own achy body and sluggish mind to get my work done.  So my constant…

In another blog, “Are You Disappointed?”  I said that Jesus believed the Scriptures had something to say about him and that, in fact, Jesus believed he is “The Key” to understanding all the Old Testament Scriptures. Sidney Greidanus’ book, “Preaching Christ from the Old Testament:…

I’ve realized that disappointment comes when my present reality doesn’t live up to my expectations.  It creeps in, and sometimes drops, like a brick when my life, my marriage, my children, my career, or my plan is headed in a different direction (By “different,” I…

Aly Raisman’s 2012 Olympic gold-medal winning floor exercise  was awe-inspiring – I couldn’t help but hold my breath and cheer her on during the performance.  Her routine compelled my spontaneous applause and ecstatic comments. “That was perfect!” “Excellent!”  “Amazing!” “It couldn’t have been better!” “She…