The Answer to the Question – Part 3
Do you enjoy learning through a good fictional story? Or do you prefer lists, facts and lectures? Recently my wife finished L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Jane…
The Answer to the Question, Part 2
Have you ever looked at an interesting job posting only to quickly feel unqualified? When you saw the employer’s wish list of requirements, you may…
The Answer to the Question, Part 1
If you grew up in church and the Sunday school teacher, pastor or group leader asked any question, the safe and most likely answer was…
Protected Spaces
Have you ever had an opportunity to personally meet a high-ranking dignitary or famous public person? The kind of person who has a full-time security…
Peak to Peak
What comes to mind when you think of mountains? Do you think of grandiosity, adventure, beauty, wonder, danger, or sanctuary? What does a mountain represent…
Death and Dancing
Have you ever noticed how two people can look at the same thing and have vastly different perspectives? Sometimes one person can even have a…
Familiar to Forgotten
Have you ever had an experience where someone whom you held in high esteem did or said something which resulted in the destruction of your…
Show Me the Glory!
Have you ever been on a trip with someone you didn’t know very well at the beginning but became very familiar with by the end?…
Things in a Box
Do you have a box to keep special things? When our daughters were growing up, we kept a clear bin or two for each of…
What a Parade!
What is the most memorable parade you have attended? Was it a large celebratory procession? Or maybe a community festival? What was being celebrated? What…
Brokenness to Belief
Imagine having to leave a concert at the intermission, or a sporting event at the midway point while your team is losing. Imagine watching Part…
Anticipation
Do you remember the feeling of anticipation when you were waiting at the threshold of a new experience? Something brought you to the point of…
Psalm 1½
What is something you would not recommend attempting before reading the accompanying instructions or directions? Assembling IKEA furniture? Learning a board game? Taking a new…
Identity Issues
Today, the pursuit of identity is a popular topic. People tend to identify with others who have shared interests, political ideologies, ethnicity, religion, age, location,…
The Endorsements
Do you purchase products or services based on reviews? Have you ever decided to buy something based on an endorsement, only to eventually be disappointed…
Listening in 2024
How can I incorporate the Psalms in 2024? Looking ahead I challenged myself to read through the Psalms in 2024. After thinking about that, I…
Be Afraid … Be Very Afraid!
What frightens you? Is it the dark, or spiders, or heights, or public speaking, or snakes, or flying, or death? We all have our phobias.…
After Disappointment
We can learn a lot about a person’s character by how they handle disappointments and successes in life. Some people allow success to go to…
Introducing …
What comes to mind when you hear the word, Messiah? Is it the 2020 Netflix Messiah television series? Handel’s great musical composition? Or perhaps a…
Big Plans
How would you answer this question – what is humanity’s greatest achievement in the past 100 years? Creating vaccines? Breaking the DNA code? Splitting the…
Head and Heart Collide 