Well, it’s officially 2012 and the New Year is upon us. I’m sure you made some great resolutions about how this year is going to be different. I think when it comes to resolutions for the future, the more simple the better. And, if we are honest, there are really only certain segments of our lives that…
I’ll bet you didn’t know that we have it all backwards when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions. People are always waiting for a “feeling” before they make a decision or take some new action. We have all been taught to believe that we have to wait until we feel something in order to…
When something really terrible happens or there is some disaster, it always amazes me when people say we should try to find the good in the situation. What if there is no good in the situation? I think more often that not people don’t understand why bad things happen and naturally try to find some…
Recently I saw that as a young boy of around ten years old, Matt Barkley said that he was going to be a quarterback for USC one day! Well, here we are in 2011 and there he is playing quarterback for USC and about to enter the NFL draft! What a coincidence huh? I don’t…
The world is often a tough place to hang out in. There are so many potential things that could go wrong and a multitude of unknowns. For the life of me I do not know why some folks get all snarled up at the mention of God and would actually choose to do this thing…
I vividly recall the first time this lesson became abundantly clear to me! It was a cool fall night in the suburbs of Philadelphia (Dresher, PA). I was sitting on the front porch enjoying the cool of the evening during a healthy rain storm. We had a large tree in the front of the house. As I…
Have you ever noticed how many varying views there are in regard to what God considers important? It may sound somewhat presumptuous for little ol’ me to tell you what God considers important, but hear me out on this one… It seems that most people’s view of God and what matters to Him is somewhat…
I find myself in a continual rant lately in regard to how God works with His children and delineating His job from our job. I don’t think I can stomach another Facebook status that explains away a lack of results or an unanswered prayer by saying how “God works in mysterious ways” or that “God has a…
Alan Alda once said, “Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” We all make certain assumptions about life. These assumptions are based on many, many factors such as our previous experiences, our upbringing, the ideas and…
The good Doctor used to say that it seemed to take people much spiritual growth before they would believe that God is good always. The world around us cannot fathom it or conceive of it. If you notice the media (including social media), you will be deluged with syrupy, pious, platitudes (yes that was a mouthful) explaining in…