Essays

“Eeyore, the old grey Donkey, stood by the side of the stream and looked at himself in the water. ‘Pathetic,’ he said. ‘That’s what it…

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. That is decent advice for some areas of our lives; however, when it comes to our key relationships,…

There are two kinds of new songs: re-treads and originals. Which one is your soul singing? Psalm 149:1 exhorts us, “Sing to the Lord a…

Leaders must be dealers in hope. That is what Napoleon said (not Napoleon Dynamite, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor who nearly conquered the world). Napoleon…

He hungered—yet He fed thousands. He thirsted—yet He exclaimed, “Whosoever thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” He was tired—yet He is the “rest”…

Have you ever had a Jacob’s ladder moment when heaven opened up above you? In Genesis 28, Jacob fell asleep, and in his dream-like state,…

Several years ago, a doctor wrote a small book entitled Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants. Understandably, the publishing company balked at the title, asserting that no one…

Three words can sure say a lot, especially if they are clarifying words that follow a comma. Examples: “She is my mother, an amazing lady.”…

The final glimpse stays with us, doesn’t it? Whether it is the sight of our Kindergartener boarding the school bus for the first time, a…