The way to the top

September 27, 2010 | 4 comments

One of my readers, Jeff Johnstone, sent this picture in with the below thoughts to share. I liked the analogy and thought you might too. “Every time I see this picture it reminds me of a valuable spiritual lesson. While

What matters most…

September 23, 2010 | 3 comments

Picked up in conversation recently from one who was worried about their future and was compassionately instructed by another with the following words of wisdom… “It’s not about what you are that matters. It’s about what God is.”

Humans have lots in common

September 22, 2010 | 4 comments

John Yemma reported in the Christian Science Monitor, “In 2000, when they released a rough draft of the human genome, biologists Francis Collins and Craig Venter pointed out that human beings are 99.9 percent identical genetically” (CSM, Sept. 20, 2010).

A man who found his calling

September 21, 2010 | 10 comments

Last week, my wife and I went to an open house at our son’s high school. We walked through our son’s schedule, spending 10 minutes in each of his classrooms listening to the teacher tell us about the year ahead