Don’t be a murderer

January 18, 2012 | 8 comments

“Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart.” NLT, I John 3:15   I’ve never thought of myself as a murderer, but there has been a person or two over the decades who has brought

Innocence… :-)

January 17, 2012 | 3 comments

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it.  The 6-year-old had been staring

How good can things get?

January 16, 2012 | 3 comments

On occasion, the economic news pouring over the media is depressing, disheartening and discouraging. Woes in Europe, gridlock in Washington D.C., a bloated real estate bubble in China, government budget cutbacks, and more, can paint a dismal picture. “How bad

Expect spontaneous good

January 13, 2012 | 5 comments

I was reading a blog by editor John Yemma in The Christian Science Monitor, January 2, 2012, where he mentioned the difficulty of making predictions about the future. “Experts” often get it wrong because they base their projections on what