Paying taxes with gratitude

April 15, 2024 | 35 comments

It’s Tax Day in the United States. Oh joy! I know few neighbors who look forward to April 15th, except tax accountants whose heavy workload lets up the next day.  They look forward to a breather.  But for everyone else,

Move out of the wilderness

April 12, 2024 | 33 comments

Are you having a wilderness experience?  Perhaps you’re wrestling with doubt, uncertainty and fear about your future, wondering what’s coming next.  Will it be good, maybe ominous; you’re not sure. If so, it’s time to move thought into a better

Faith in good is more potent than faith in evil

April 11, 2024 | 23 comments

Jesus Christ said, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you” (Matthew 17:20).One way I interpret this statement is to see that the smallest amount of faith in

Stand up for your rights

April 10, 2024 | 20 comments

Do you stand up for your rights?  If you own an acre of ground, and a neighbor decides to dump their garbage on your land, do you stand by and let it happen?  Or do you exercise your right to defend

Be generous

April 9, 2024 | 26 comments

Pay with compliments and you will always be wealthy.  ~ Mike Dolan A generous heart bespeaks a wealthy love.