Imitating Ezra: Spiritually Preparing Yourself to Serve Others
One of my heroes is a writer named Ezra, who lived about 450 years before the birth of Christ. The Bible describes this priest and scribe as a man who “had devoted himself to the study and observance of the law of the LORD and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel (Ezra 7:10, [...]
What Legacy will you Leave?
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is dead at fifty years old. I really can’t remember a time in my life that I don’t remember Michael Jackson. In my early years of grade school, he was already singing with the Jackson Five. “ABC, easy as 123. As simple as do ray me. ABC, 123, baby [...]
Did the Devil Make You do it?
“The DEVIL made me do it!” was an oft-heard expression coined by comedian Flip Wilson’s character Geraldine. If you’re much younger than I am you may not remember the The Flip Wilson Show, a popular, television comedy of the early 1970s. But I can still see “Geraldine” toss her hair with her hands on her [...]
Hoarding Hope
I have become friendly with a number of older, retired gentlemen that frequent the gym where I work out. Over time I have learned their names and enough about them to chat while we lift dumbbells or walk on the treadmill. To them I am a youngster and that’s the way I like it.
Joe, one [...]
Puffer Fish, Teenagers, and Dictators
Do you ever look around at injustice in the world and wonder why God doesn’t step in and do something? Some days it seems like evil has free reign in our world. In fact, it often feels like evil is beating the snot out of all things good.
Here’s just a small sampling of the things [...]
The Last and Greatest Reunion
Last weekend I attended my 30th high school reunion. I know what some of you are thinking. That’s what my husband thought and refused to go with me. But I had a blast. In fact, everyone that came had a great time.
The weekend began last Thursday with an eight-hour drive back to my home town. [...]
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