August 6, 2010 | 2 comments
When I worked on the family farm, a lesson dad taught me about growing crops is, that if you keep your crop healthy, strong and growing vigorously, there is much less chance of weeds and disease taking over. A healthy
May 13, 2010 | 4 comments
I read a front page article in USA Today, April 27th, titled “Young adults less devoted to faith.” The first paragraph reported, “Most young adults today don’t pray, don’t worship and don’t read the Bible…” The article continues to report
April 21, 2010 | 6 comments
I was praying this morning to better understand how to “put on the mind of Christ.” What is going on in the “mind of Christ?” I asked. What does the mind of Christ think about? I wondered. And then it
February 10, 2010 | 3 comments
Somewhere recently I read the story of a Christian Science nurse who was taught in her training to never judge another person’s condition by what she saw, but by what she knew. Now, that’s useful counsel for all of us!
November 5, 2009 | 2 comments
With the onslaught of publicity and commotion about swine flu fears, aggressive measures being taken in schools and workplaces to prevent contagion, and daily reports of people suffering, reminders to spiritually defend thought from being influenced by prevalent concerns cannot be too frequent.