Missionary Fred Mitchell said, "We live our lives under the discipline of uncertainty.  We never know the emergencies, temptations and opportunities ready to spring unawares."So I will keep hanging my hat with the prayer of Moses in Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom."

I appreciate my education.  The ability to read books, which I so enjoy, and to even be able to write these words, is of incalculable worth to me.Education, though wonderful, is limited.  Quite frankly, the older I get the more I realize how little I know about anything.  That may sound trite to you, butContinue reading "Oh the value of being at peace!"

This morning I was reading the obituary of Slobodan Milosevic in the New York Times.  Milosevic died a few days back at age 64 of an apparent heart attack.  He was a prisoner at the Hague, on trial for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Milosevic served as President of Serbia from 1989 toContinue reading "Enough despair to go around"

Good for the movie Crash.  Last night it won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005 at the Academy Awards.  When I saw crash almost a year ago, I found it gripping.  In a Christianity Today poll I participated in last December, I voted Crash as the best film for 2005.If you want to seeContinue reading "Crash deserved it!"

I have no doubt that the Church works best  when each person does her part.  Throughout the years I have taken several different spiritual gift inventories.  Most of these have some value, and I don't discourage people from using them.  They especially can be helpful for young believers.One of my friends told me she repeatedlyContinue reading "Discovering the Most Important Spiritual Gifts"

"Just as a ship without a helm is driven to and fro by the waves,  so a careless man, who abandons his proper course, is tempted in countless ways." -- Thomas a KempisOne of the reasons men blow it when tempted sexually is because they have no real plan.  So, here's a plan:1.  When youContinue reading "Don’t abandon your plan or your course"

The second commandment reads: "You shall not bow down to (idols) or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,  punishing the children for the sin of their fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who loveContinue reading "Genetically predisposed to sin"

I wrote about the importance of forbearance in a recent post, and someone responded saying, "Sometimes forbearance does not work. It's not as easy as it sounds."Hey, I couldn't agree more.  The guy pointed out in the book of Acts that Paul and Barnabas divided company over John Mark, Barnabas' relative.  It's true.  They gotContinue reading "The conflict that led to Separation!"