February 5, 2014 | 3 comments
Do you ever get caught off-guard, frightened by surprise? Here’s a short article I wrote for the Tri-City Herald, my local newspaper, explaining how to prayerfully prepare for the unexpected jolt that occasionally pops up without warning. “Awareness of God’s
January 31, 2014 | 12 comments
There is more good going on around you than you realize. During a tennis lesson, my coach asked me if I watched the lines on the ball when it was spinning through the air. I said, “No.” “Look closer,” he
October 9, 2013 | 21 comments
How God-aware are you? I got busy cleaning an overcrowded workroom last week. A couple of hours slipped by as I sorted through piles of miscellaneous items, organized tools into their proper place, cleaned in the back corners under the
September 20, 2013 | 6 comments
I was practicing with my men’s doubles tennis team in Howard Amon Park a few weeks ago, and I learned a valuable lesson about not letting one’s thought get subtly distracted. The park is located on the bank of the
August 28, 2013 | 10 comments
When I was a youngster, there was a bully in my school who would occasionally pick on me. I was not a fighter and I didn’t know how to handle this guy. He was muscular, older than me, a tyrant