I once heard a pastor give a talk entitled, "The Death of a Dream." He suggested that sometimes God has to shatter our dreams so that He ...

So my 3 1/2 year old grandson says to me a few days ago, "G-pa, I want to drive your car. Can I?" I replied, "Little buddy, you need a li...

When I was in elementary school, my 6th grade teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. That was an easy question for me becau...

Can't remember if I posted this before, but these are notes I ran across today from a team meeting I had some time ago about criticism. H...

Someone asked me recently to give a definition of humility. To be brutally honest, my first thought was, "Just be like me!" My guess is t...

“I’m so blessed.” We hear those words a lot, don’t we. Usually they follow some sort of good news we were hoping and praying for...mayb...

In Galatians 5, Paul lists nine fruit of the Spirit. The one in the middle, (the fifth one) in my view, is often the most ignored and ove...

I don’t believe that God always answers prayer. Before you object, let me explain. I’ve often heard it said that an unanswered prayer “...

The 2018 mid-term election is over. Life isn't. Go to work. Cherish relationships. Pray hard. Listen well. Stay hopeful. Learn all you ca...

Lewis Smedes, in his book, Forgive and Forget tells about a self-righteous man named Fouke whose wife betrays him. Superficially, he forg...

A lot of people these days are talking about "fake news." I've got some fake news to share: -God is powerless -The Cross is pointless -...

Someone recently asked me for some advice on ways to learn self-control. Here are twenty things that came to mind. What would you add? 1....

Last week, along with about 2,000 others, I ran the Blue Grass 10,000, a 6.2 mile "race" in downtown Lexington. I wasn't running to win; ...

Has anyone ever lavished you with love? If you have trouble answering that, always think of the Cross. Nowhere was love poured out with s...

Most people confuse happiness with joy. They’re not the same. Happiness usually depends on circumstances, but joy is something deep and h...

Recently I listened to the conversation of two men sitting in a booth behind me at McDonald's. They weren't speaking softly and I found t...

I was looking through some old emails today and came across a request from someone who asked for some "brief advice for parents, sort of ...

Thoughts about Success Many people spend years trying to become a success, only to eventually discover that it has little to do with one'...