Finishing Well

"The night is almost gone, and  the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside  the deeds of darkness and put on  the armor of light.   L...

Today I face a difficult task.  One I wish I could avoid.  My mind and heart recoil at the thoughts of what awaits me.  I dread it! Today ...

It's early Monday morning.  I woke hours before dawn and knew it was time to get up...to read, to listen, to be quiet before the day ...

"Better is a handful of  quietness  than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind."   Eccl. 4:6 A handful of qui...

This morning I'm sitting on the patio as the sun rises.  Birds singing, breeze swirling around me, beautiful clouds reflecting the ri...

There is a lot of debate about why violence has increased in our country, why school shootings are now so common.  The debate on one side bl...

On his way to Rome in a ship doomed to destruction Paul spoke to the crew and passengers these words, " For this very night  an angel ...

One truth most are unwilling to deal with is this- God has written on every soul this word, "mine." He has claimed each of us...

"And now, little children, abide in him...."  1John 2.  Jesus and John both invite us to 'abide in him.'  What does that ...

"I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the  righteous   forsaken  or their children begging bread." Psalm 37 ...

Two days ago the rapture was supposed to happen....at least that's what some suggested.  It's so funny that these predictions never ...

One of my favorite stories of the Old Testament comes from 2 Chronicles 20.  In that chapter king Jehoshaphat is faced with news of a coming...

A few thoughts on scripture and the world: 1. Don't try to change the world until you change yourself. 2. Good deeds are only define...

Hopefully this will not be profound or amazing.  I just wanted to jot down a few thoughts as the day  moves quickly ahead.  Lately I have be...

Strange title, isn't it? I agree, but I wanted to use the one name we use in villainy more than any other (and it's not mine!).  B...