Birthday Inventory 2

Birthday Inventory
I’ve come up on another birthday, and it’s time to take inventory. I think back at things I wanted to accomplish as a teenager going into college. I can’t remember much. I do, however, remember a few goals. I wanted to make a lot of money. I wanted an exciting career. I wanted a big ...

No Sheep Left Behind 2

No Sheep Left Behind
My church is currently in the middle of a series called “Kingdom Come”. As part of that series, families are required to read certain Bible passages and to reflect on them. A few nights ago, my family read Luke 15; 1-7, the parable about the lost sheep: All the tax collectors and sinners came to listen ...

Taste and See…

Taste and See...
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him. Apparently, the preceding is fairly popular Bible verse, although I had not really paid it much attention. However, a few weeks ago, God made it clear that I needed to pay it attention. I was at a ...

Two Dangers of the Past: Mistakes and Glory Days

Two Dangers of the Past: Mistakes and Glory Days
It’s almost cliché. Everyone says that you can’t live in the past. Don Henley in the “Boys of Summer” said, “A little voice inside my head said never look back. You can never look back.” Joe Dee Messina in her song, “Bye Bye” said, “I got my rear view mirror torn off, and I ain’t never ...