Grief is a dreaded word, because it means that something has happened either in our own life or someplace around us that results in heartbreak and sadness.    Today, because of the accelerated level of communication in the world we can know almost instantly when something bad has occurred.  This has created the illusion that things … Continue reading Grief →

I am sure that all of you remember that Christmas song that talks about how you had better behave because Santa knows when you are sleeping and he knows when you are awake, he knows when you have been bad or good, etc.  The words are used as an attempt to coerce children to behave … Continue reading You See Me When I’m Sleeping… →

These are the words of Jesus as spoken in Luke 18:9-14 (ERV):  “There were some people who thought they were very good and looked down on everyone else. Jesus used this story to teach them: ‘One time there was a Pharisee and a tax collector. One day they both went to the Temple to pray. … Continue reading Holier Than Thou →

(Scripture references from New Living Translation) I share with you a reprint of the article I published 3 years ago for this occasion: Today we celebrate Mother’s Day.  A day that was first celebrated in 1908 by a lady named Anna Jarvis – a celebration at her own church to honor her Mother, Ann.  Ann … Continue reading Call Her Blessed →

For those of you that are in the same age range as myself (old) you will probably remember a show we used to watch on TV - The Lawrence Welk Show.  This was a musical variety show back in the big band era.  The band on the show was lead by Mr. Welk.  The weekly … Continue reading A-ONE and A-TWO →

(Scripture references as noted) In one of my devotionals, the author talked about how you can sometimes see Little Leaguers step up to the plate with their little bat, swing it a couple of times, tap the dirt from their shoes and sometimes even spit.  We know that it is unlikely that their coaches are … Continue reading Go Along To Get Along? →

Probably the most important week in the history of our world is the six days that God spent creating the world then resting on the seventh.  Next to that, the most monumental week would have to be the last week of Jesus’ life on earth.  So let us review the week that was: On that … Continue reading The Week That Was →

Okay…I know, you think I have gotten too carried away with the idea of all this “The Power Of…” stuff.  But, I promise this will be the last one, because I likely could continue on for who knows how long.  Here again, an internet search yielded books, TV shows, movies, math calculations, etc. by that … Continue reading The Power of Three →

As usual, this week after writing last week’s The Power of One…my mind started wandering.  Then the idea for a follow-up called The Power of Two came to my mind.  When I googled that phrase, all kinds of things came up.  If you are a math whiz you probably know what the phrase means in … Continue reading The Power of Two →

I heard that phrase a few days ago and just could not get it out of my mind.  So I looked it up online to see if there was some kind of special significance to it.  This is what I discovered:  According to Wikipedia - “The Power of One is a 1992 drama film loosely … Continue reading The Power of One… →