Be Easy on Others and Hard on Yourself

There is an old expression that decrees “Be easy on others and hard on yourself”. To a degree, it is a wise proverb.  However, with forgiveness, it can be detrimentally misapplied, particularly when we are the culprits. Not forgiving yourself can lead to deep...

Don’t Drop That Touchdown Pass!

It is gridiron football season in America. I took a few minutes last Sunday to watch a bit of the game so many crave and spend tons of time viewing from September to February each season. I focused mostly on the wide receivers because I attended a birthday party for...

Are You Missing This?

Sometimes that which we intend to avoid has the greatest impact on us.  That is often something, someone or some place that we know the least about and are therefore the least attracted to and the most uncomfortable with.  That normally happens to me in choices of...

Lead by Serving

Jesus is one of the most impactful people to walk the face of the earth even though He was here for only 33 years.  My baby sister was with us for 33 years also and had a significant impact on some lives, but nothing can compare with Jesus’ life.  He fed multitudes,...

Disruption

Have you ever had your vacation or business plans surprisingly or suddenly altered? Hurricanes have a way of doing that, as Dorian recently did. That was the second time for me that a trip was changed due to a massively destructive hurricane. Yet my altered schedule...

Are We There Yet?

I was talking with a friend recently who was taking a family vacation driving through New England with an eleven-year-old son. Remember those seeming endless car rides, when much of the conversation was based around the question “Are we there yet”? Have you ever...