I’m under a lot of stress. Can God help me with some relief? I once attended a presentation called “All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Blow!” I was attracted by the title because it described the way I felt at the time. Perhaps you know the feeling. An online search…

I’m tired of all the bad news. Can God help me see a solution to all the problems? Have you noticed the newspaper headlines and lead stories on the evening news lately? They don’t really change much over the years. Plenty of ink is spilled about wars, murders, rapes, or…

I have the sense of being a bad person. Can God help me understand what’s wrong with me? No, I am not the parent on the nightly news—the mother arrested for badly mistreating her children. But sometimes I am irritated when my baby wakes me up four times in one…

Can God help me find companionship? “Hi-ho Silver, away!” Those are feel-good words. The bad guys are in jail. The good guys win. The sun sets. Everyone’s happy. Well, almost everyone. At the end of the day, the hero is still the LONE Ranger. Ever felt like the LONE Ranger?…

I’m not satisfied with the way things are going in my life. Can God help me be more fulfilled? About this time of the year, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions. We make them because there is some area of our lives that we would like to change. We…

Mom went over to the slow cooker where the Thanksgiving turkey had been all day. As the lid was taken off, a shriek filled the air. The slow cooker had been unplugged hours before to make room for Uncle Bob’s famous sweet potato soufflé. Tears filled Mom’s eyes. “My dinner…

Christmas is a time for searching. People go from one store to another in search of one specific gift. When they finally find that special present, they feel a sense of relief and accomplishment. What are you looking for this Christmas season? Many of us spend a lot of time…

Why are there so many different kinds of cereals? It is all too confusing. There are cereals with marshmallows. Cereals that turn the milk chocolaty. Cereals that have fruits, nuts, or raisins. Cereals that even go snap, crackle, and pop. How is a person ever supposed to decide? Do I…

“Where do I begin?” is a question I have often asked. Whether it’s building a barbeque pit, fixing the kitchen sink, or helping my children with school projects, I have often asked, “Where do I begin?” and, “How can I finish?” The same can be true of reading your Bible….

Have a headache? Take two leeches and call me in the morning. If you consult a medical text from a couple of centuries ago, that may be the remedy you find. Today a textbook would probably tell you to pop a couple of aspirin. Tomorrow… Lasers? Magnetics? Who knows what…