The boy scout motto is “Be Prepared.” Coaches try to prepare their athletes for every contingency — onside kicks, two minute drills, fake punts, etc. This is but one example of being prepared. Most don’t consider prayer, meditation, and worship as preparation, yet it is. Life goes on as if nothing special is happening, and…
Attitude
I have been counseling people who are about to enter prison for almost twenty years now. I tell them a lot of my information on facilities is no longer up to date; however, a lot is still current especially when it comes to attitude. Whenever I sit down with someone the following story is always…
Doubt
The Bible is replete with people of faith who have doubts. Sarah, Moses, Thomas are but a few. Asking and wrestling with questions is how we stay in relationship. When we bring our thoughts, our concerns, our questions, and our struggles to God we grow and develop our faith. The word disciple is from the…
Thanksgiving
Take a few minute on Thanksgiving to meditate on the endless chain of gifts we each have received. Perhaps the greatest being our faith in God and the future. We are thankful for lessons we’ve had to learn over and over; and those who had the patience to continue to teach. For maligning hearts, the…
Recycle
Our grand mothers were practical women — Suzy’s Grandma Danny and my grandmother Linnie washed aluminum foil after they cooked with it and then reused it. “Waste not, want not” was a way of life. Recycling was not something they did for the environment, it was how they lived. Bacon grease was saved and cooked…