Watch those wants

June 24, 2013 | 15 comments

I eat out frequently because of my extensive traveling, and I’ve had to pray a lot about food choices along the way because the food options handy are often very poor. One lesson I’m learning when sitting down in a

Where is your belief placed?

June 21, 2013 | 2 comments

I was studying the story of Jesus and Jairus’ daughter in the New Testament, and was struck by Jesus’ response to Jairus after it was announced that the youngster had died. The story states, “While Jesus was still speaking, someone

The folly of worry

June 20, 2013 | 6 comments

I haven’t been able to trace this quote back to an author, but a friend told me he once heard a speaker say, Worry is like paying interest on debt you don’t owe. Thought-provoking! And well said. Are you paying interest

Unexpected surprise

June 18, 2013 | 5 comments

Last Christmas, my family played around in the snow in the Blue Mountains of Oregon with another family that had four teens. At the end of a busy boisterous day, one of the youngsters exclaimed, “I can’t find my cell