My dog stares at my while I eat. She has no manners, no pride, and no sense of shame. She unabashedly stares and begs, watching my every move, hoping I might, by some act of particular mercy or grace, offer her a small tidbit for her eternally empty stomach. It’s very annoying. Why does she
On the news this morning, I heard a story about a judge who had ruled that the people of California were in error when they voted that same-sex marriage was unlawful. I know this may not be typical content for my blog, but I can’t help but write a few thoughts about it. As I
Some Monday’s are particularly hard to get up and go to work. This one started off that way, along with a little guilt, compliments of a book I purchased yesterday. Now I know you can’t believe everything you read (this blog is proof of that) but sometimes I find it hard to ignore advice when it comes from a
There is a Chick-fil-A near where I work. I don’t know how much chicken they sell on a week-end, but during lunch hour on a week-day they sell a boat load. I have never seen a fast food restaurant run more efficiently. I went there for lunch on Friday. After enjoying a delicious “number 4,”
The song we sang in church yesterday morning said “We worship you for who you are.” As I face one of those “dry” periods in my relationship with God, it came alive with new meaning to me. Today God, I worship not who you seem to be, but who you are.
I went to a funeral this Sunday and I will attend another before the week is out. A member of my Sunday School class passed away last week. It was pretty unexpected from what I hear. Mowing grass one minute, then with Jesus shortly thereafter. Tammy and I were taking food for the family when
I made coffee all over the counter this morning. I didn’t mean to, but I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. I suppose it just had to happen on the first day back to work after a wonderful vacation. It started last night when I set up the coffee maker to make
My vacation this year has reminded me how much I like nature. Sometimes I feel like I could never get enough of the mountains and the beach. They are beautiful places that show off the wonder of God’s creation. On this vacation, we headed for the beach. We stopped along the way and spent one
What if Jesus had insisted everyone be grateful to him? What if Jesus had required everyone return the favors? What if Jesus had demanded what was due him? What if Jesus had refused to let others take advantage of him? What if Jesus had forced everyone to do their fair share? What if Jesus had
I am back from a few days in the mountains and thinking about the question, “How green is green enough?” The earth is definitely getting messed up, but what should I do about it? It seems we humans make messes wherever we go. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest big