My wife Mell and I were having one of those days. Nothing seemed to go right. It started with a trash can lid disappearing after the pick-up. The company said another one would be delivered in about a week. A week? Where do we put the trash? Every hour afterward seemed to bring more bad news: …
Guest Posts
Be Consistent To Become Great (James R. Cooper)
“The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.” Tom Landry I have to start this post with a confession. I’ve lost 15 pounds this year! This sounds like great news until I add that I gained ten pounds of it back over the last month. And here’s why. I stopped doing the things that were …
God Is Capable (Rev. Carol Pazdersky)
Jesus said: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 We …
We Just Need to Listen (Brett Beeson)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 Sometimes we struggle and struggle, and it seems that we aren’t making any headway. We work so hard to do the right thing—to read our Bible, to follow the Golden Rule, to practice integrity—but our lives yet appear barren. We want to be …
Give It Away (Rev. Larry Davies)
Recently, Mell and I moved from a three story house full of furniture, mementos, and stuff to a one floor, 55 plus condominium less than half the size. So, in addition to the normal stress and strain of moving we also faced a serious dilemma of how to reduce our possessions by more than 50%. How …
4th Quarter – Do You Know Your Score? (James R. Cooper)
“The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.” Derek Jeter I’m an NFL fan, and my team, the NY Giants, have had an up and down season. It almost seems like they only play hard for 48 of the 60 minutes of each game. They’re great for three …
In Union With God (Mike Van Vranken)
One of our desires as Christians is to bring ourselves into a union with God, or an intensive union with God, and even a lofty union with God. On the surface, this sounds very good, even holy. But what does being “in union with God” really mean? To be in union means to unite, to incorporate, or to …
