Ten Strategies for Making the Most of Every Day We start each day with hope. At least I do and most positive people I know do the same. There is an occasional "dreaded" day, but it is the exception and… Continue reading

There is more to do than can be done. There is a smorgasbord of fun. The race is longer than can be run. Face it; we are under the gun. So … do what you can while you can. "As… Continue reading

Maybe you have felt this way before. When the city erupts in violence, when the culture cries out for vengeance, when nations are quick to take up arms, when men love war more than peace, and when those who speak… Continue reading

"But as for me …" It is my response to truth for which I am either culpable or commendable. I am not in charge of anyone else's opinions or choices. I can care, but I cannot control. I can converse,… Continue reading

We fall; we rise. We are adjudicated and found guilty and then … The Judge steps down from the bench to plead our case. It is as if we cannot lose; every loss becomes a win. "Rejoice not over me,… Continue reading

We cannot do everything, fix every problem, solve every issue, or finance every great cause. We do what we can with what we have … … and we have something very powerful, a word of healing and encouragement that can… Continue reading

There is no political ideology or argument that can justify compassion. There is no dialectical point and counterpoint that will result in a prevailing decision to act with love, compassion, and good-news justice in the world. It is an ethical… Continue reading

The psalms teach us to pray deeply and honestly without pretense or presumption. They just let it out and then let God sort it all out. What if we did not judge or measure our prayers before we prayed them?… Continue reading

"Hey Moses, the bottom line is … I'm not asking, I"m sending and I know what you can and cannot do and have already taken that into consideration and made provision for it. You will do and be much more… Continue reading

The mystics have "studied" the works of the LORD. They have engrossed their hearts, minds, and eyes in the intense delight of sheer observation. The reverence of a John Muir, the childlike joy of a St. Francis, the eager eye… Continue reading