Article: Trust God

So, it is the church season of Lent.   Some don’t like Lent because it is too somber, serious or shame filled. Lent should never be a season of shaming, but it can be a time of serious reflection.  The fact of the matter is that we are sinners. We are broken. We choose our way…

We are just a few days from the beginning of Holy Week. We will remember:  Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (he is from Nazareth), how Jesus disrupted the business of the Temple (called the cleansing but he didn’t do any cleaning) how Jesus taught daily in the Temple courts (outside the Temple building)  Jesus celebrating Passover…

I ran across this article today from a website called gravityleadership.com. It was so good, I wanted to share it with you… One of the most difficult aspects of Christianity for me to embrace and practice has been the whole evangelism thing. Evangelism just doesn’t feel natural to a lot of us. It’s like evangelism is…

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. -Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount  Our society is falling apart. Our nation is more than divided there are many fractures. Smarter people than myself will write on this subject. I am sure there will be books and dissertations that will plumb…

What do these things have in common? Taking a trip A home cooked meal Taking a test Getting married Welcoming a newborn into your home A new school year Throwing a party Christmas This appears to be a random list without a thread connecting them, but there is an association. All these things either take…

In 1931 Tennessee Williams wrote a tragic short story about a man who forgot something important… Jacob Brodzky, a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The older Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. The boy, on the other hand, desired nothing but to marry Lila, his childhood sweetheart- a French girl…