The home where I spent most of my childhood was at the edge of our small town. I could walk less than a hundred yards and be in a cornfield. A cornfield was a great place to play hide and seek, if you didn’t mind the itchiness and little cuts you got from the sharp edges of the Continue reading

In my devotional time this morning, I ran across this verse: “Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.” (2 Chronicles 21:20) Jehoram was one of the Continue reading

If you’re connected in any way to social media or if you are just a casual watcher of the news, you have not escaped the videos of celebrities and ordinary citizens being doused with varying amounts of ice water poured out of everything from Tupperware bowls to buckets of front-end loaders. It seems to be everywhere, Continue reading

I recently read an article which stated that according to Federal aviation inspectors who have listened to the final words of pilots recorded on the “black box,” that just before a crash, they frequently hear profanity. In other words, the very last words spoken in the cockpit and preserved in the black box are often not prayers but Continue reading

I’ve read and seen quite a few tributes to Robin Williams today. Having only had a few bouts with deep sadness myself, I cannot say that I am able to identify with the deep depression suffered by the talented and award-winning comedian and actor, a depression that led him to take his own life (which Continue reading

Sometimes our minds drift to places they haven’t been in a long, long time. Today, for instance, I was thinking back to the playground an my elementary school. I remember carrying a tube sock full of marbles to school. I also remember my teacher taking them away and holding them until recess or even the Continue reading

Bad stuff happens. That’s the reality of living in a fallen world, but some of the bad stuff that takes place in your life can be traced directly to choices you have made. Proverbs 19:3 reminds us, “A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.” In other words, Continue reading

Life is challenging. No matter the circumstances of your upbringing, no one escapes the challenges – though they may differ depending on our race, economic situation, family make-up, location, etc. The interesting thing is that when a person goes through such difficult times, they often feel as if they are the only person in the Continue reading

Most of us have lives that have been touched or even devastated in some way by cancer. It is a word that fills us with dread when the doctor gives such a diagnosis. We understand the serious nature of the disease and we go to drastic steps to have the cancer cells removed or killed. Continue reading

The first picture is what we saw in 2013. The second is the progress thus far in 2014. Continue reading