Today Matters

I hope you have a great year in 2011! But if you are actually going to have a truly great year in 2011, it will be…

Eyes that see

“Blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.” That’s what Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 13:16, and I…

A blank page

You should see her. Her blue eyes twinkle, her lips part in a mischievous smile, and she turns her body slightly so I can’t quite…

Love’s guarantee

Before his death, Jessica’s grandfather was known to frequently say, “Whatever is not conceived and carried out in love will surely fail.” Aren’t those profound…

Not confused for Christmas

During busy holiday seasons where the Beach Boys sing to us about “Little Saint Nick” as we wait in line for our iced grande, non-fat,…

The best you’ll always see

Recently, upon watching Kobe Bryant artfully complete an improbable jump shot, a commentator exclaimed, “Folks, that’s the best you’ll ever see!” And then his partner…

Death by comparison (for church leaders)

  Image via Wikipedia Comparison is deadly…and yet we probably all do it.  It’s human nature to compare and compete, and even when we’re in…

Toothaches

I must be in a stretch of bad luck right now. I got to enjoy kidney stones a few weeks ago, and then yesterday I…

How quickly do you sink?

I discovered an unattractive feature about myself the other day: my issues (and I have plenty of them) tend to run together. Do yours? I noticed…

Are you burning wick or oil?

Well, I went and did it again…I fell off the wagon…had a relapse…went back to my old ways. I would probably be more discouraged with…