When you begin to ponder the events associated with the Easter story, your mind may easily slip away to the land of Israel. You might consider the location of Christ's birth, Bethlehem. You might...

In 1992, Gary Chapman published a book entitled, The Five Love Languages and a few years later, he co-wrote with Ross Campbell the Five Love Languages of Children. The premise of both books is that...

Last Sunday was Easter and I was, as the British might say, on holiday down in San Diego. Late in the afternoon, my friend and I were watching a movie in our room on the 25th floor of a nice hotel...

The other day, I was reviewing an older Chuck Swindoll book titled, "Three Steps Forward and Two Steps Back." And I was amused to come across a section that he entitled, "The Four Spiritual Flaws."...

Sleep Most church nurseries have the familiar words from I Cor. 15:51 posted on the wall. They read "...we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed." Sleep is an important topic whether we...

One of my favorite Old Testament stories centers around Mephibosheth. You can read about him in II Samuel 4-16. He is clearly a type of redeemed sinners. He is a lot like you and me! He was the son...

A while back I was visiting in a friend's home and noticed a prominent sign displayed in her kitchen. It read, "Kindness Spoken Here." What a great attitude adjuster for everyone in the family. It...

I have had it with political ads. We are still weeks away from state elections, and the mud slinging is at a fever pitch. And I am weary of it all. In fact, I am weary of the unkind rhetoric that...

In one of John Maxwell's books on leadership, there is a good story about one of the men at the Alamo. As you may remember, in 1835 a group of very committed Texas patriots made a stand against the...

I do love to read and recently figured out a myriad of reasons why I must own a Kindle. The only problem is the ease of purchasing books. I find myself just clicking away on the Amazon site. I want...