Whatever is True, Whatever is Pure, Whatever is Lovely, Whatever is Admirable – Think on These…

Don’t let the “Negative Nellys” in this world pull you down to the bottom of the barrel.  Instead, we need to remember that we walk by faith and not by sight (see 2 Corinthians 5:7) and do not allow the negative report of others to tear down your faith.  Stand firm in He who has […]

Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple, Open the Door, Here’s all of the People…

When I was a little kid, I remember a game-song my aunts would play with me.  They would put their hands together, palm to palm and say, “Here is a church.” Then they would interlock their fingers (still palm to palm) leaving their thumbs pressed together and they would say, “Here is the steeple.” Then […]

What Pursuit are You Pursuing?

Whether or not we recognize it, every morning that we wake up we go through our day believing things and whatever we believe sets the course of actions on what we do with that day.  Our daily activities that we perform are engrained in how we live and whether or not we recognize it – […]

Are YOU From the Island of Broken or Misfit People?

Are you feeling like you are from the Island of misfit or broken toys?  It’s Christmas time and one of my favorite Christmas cartoons is Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.    The reindeer who wasn’t accepted by all the other reindeers because he was “different.”  Instead of being considered “special” he was ostracized for his bright shiny red nose.  He […]

Christmas Reflections

How quickly Christmas present becomes Christmas past… That was the realization I had as I lay on the sofa watching “A Christmas Carol” which for me, has become a Christmas tradition I made for myself years ago. It was my father’s favorite Christmas movie, and so I try and honor his memory by ending Christmas […]