I find myself inundated with voices these days. The newsfeed is 24/7, full of stories of pandemic, civil and racial unrest, political bickering and threats, and the plight of refugees. Even if I turn the radio and TV off, there are the responsibilities of...
Back in 1970, my parents, my brother age 16 and I age 17 dismissed the 100 degree whether on that 4th of July in St. Louis. Our focus was fixed on that important day that would change our lives. We entered the courtroom. A hush filled the air and the huge, red, white...
We humans experience two kinds of limitations: physical and mental.I had a remarkable conversation with a woman about physical limitations. Nancy was a sufferer of M.S. She could no longer walk and spent her waking hours in a wheelchair.She asked me, "Do you want to...
Alas, the forty years wandering in the desert was finally coming to an end and the sight of the Promised Land was close at hand!.Moses sent a group of able bodied men to travel into Canaan to check out the Israelites new home. When they returned, all they kept talking...
In the craziness of life, who has time to worry about other’s problems? We have our own to keep us awake at night.Do you agree, dear friend? Lately, life is rolling way too fast with issues, unresolved conflicts and gloom that won’t go away.So, facing all this, you...
"...rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer..." (Romans 12:12)The year was 1981, and it was my first trip to Europe. I had taken the ferry from England to Belgium, and I was on my way via train to Munich, Germany. I spoke only one...
What do we do when the evil one continues to knock on our door, announcing day and night that trouble will now be our constant companion?The 100 Years War began in 1337. Nine years later, the English invaded Normandy, France, and Mont-St-Michel, which primarily...