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Have you ever compared good versus great? As we go through life, I am struck by how often settling for what is “good” gets in the way of what is “great”. For example, as couples settle into marriage they sometimes lose the spark that comes from spending quality time with one another. They fill their…

Let freedom ring… We hear the word freedom mentioned a lot. Even the national anthem of the United States uses the word to describe that country as the land of the free. The founding fathers would probably have wanted it that way… along with the remembrance of risks and sacrifices made by those opposing British…

Did you ever think about the best father ever? Sunday, June 19, was a day to celebrate fathers. It is called “Father’s Day”, a special time for families to share how much their father means to them and how they have been blessed by their father’s example. At one church in Texas, several of the…

Just as there is food for our bodies, there is spiritual food for the body of Christ. Jesus did many things that, in the beginning, perplexed those who were called to follow him. He washed their feet. He told them to love one another. He demonstrated that love by being available even when he was…

This week’s Reflection summarizes the story of God and His relationship to man. I have boiled it down to ten “bullet points” and hope they can be of use for both the reader’s learning and for sharing with others. This is a story of creation, separation, and a joyful reconciliation. It includes the concepts of…

People important to you cross your life, touch it with love and carelessness, and then move on. Other people leave you, and you breathe a sigh of relief. You wonder why you ever came in contact with them. There are people who leave you, and you breathe a sigh of remorse and wonder why they…

Ancient curse inscription deciphered from tablet discovered during archaeological wet sift on Mt. Ebal High-tech scans reveal ancient Hebrew script, centuries older than any other known tablets. RNS Press Releases HOUSTON — Today, the Associates for Biblical Research (ABR) announced the discovery of a formulaic curse recovered on a small, folded lead tablet. The defixio came…

Forgiveness sometimes doesn’t come easy. Did you ever experience a childhood hurt that carried over into adulthood? A friend of mine recently shared that he enjoyed playing war games with armies of toy soldiers when he was a young boy. He would devise the battle plan, line the troops up, and pretend to do battle.…

A great leader is too often hard to come by. This was posted a while back by one of my “friends” on Facebook. It strikes me that, after 77 years of diverse life experiences, I can validate these observations which seem to be particularly relevant today. I travel a lot. On one of my recent…

Legend says that Agnes of Rome was a beautiful young girl of Roman nobility who lived at the turn of the fourth century. During a period of intense persecution of Christians, she chose to remain a virgin and devote herself totally to God. One of her many suitors turned her in as a Christian. She…