"Help me …"The prayerful cry of the broken heart.The peaceful rest of the weary soul.The quiet resignation of the stubborn will.The blessed resolve of the discouraged traveler.The hope of all who breath its prayer.Help me to do Thy will.Oh… Continue reading

  Here is your God, a God who gathers masses of outcasts, who gets personally involved with individuals, and manages the universe at the same time. The same attention God gives to atomic structures and cosmic operations is directed toward… Continue reading

  "God grabbed me. God’s Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry… Continue reading

I often think in themes for a morning or a day or for even a week. Themes develop and fade as quickly as they emerged … fade into those mind files where they may or may not be efficiently labeled… Continue reading

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