Should I Comb My Hair Straight Up?
A lot of younger guys seem to be combing their hair straight up at odd angles these days. So I decided to try that once just after I had gotten out of the shower. After a quick look in the mirror, I […]
Tag: perspective
Do You Have Seeing Eyes?
Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. (Isa 42:18) I’m writing to two kinds of people. Some of you see God very clearly. Some of you are very blind. It is truly an incredible phenomenon. Perhaps you are one who […]
Coming Up Soon! Just Ahead!–Eternity
I want to encourage you to use your memory for a few moments. Can you remember a time when you were eagerly looking forward to an event that seemed it would never arrive? Time seemed to move so slowly! I’m thinking of […]
Same Mud Puddles–Less Stress
Yesterday Vickie and I walked about five miles along the Ocoee River. It was a nice easy trail that wound along the riverside at the place where they held the Canoe/Kayak Slalom for the 1996 Olympic Games. The trail ends at the base […]
Irrational? Illogical? Absurd?… Yes, But True!
In 1919 The New York Globe began running a cartoon feature by Robert Ripley called “Believe it or not!” It specialized in publishing facts that seemed too strange to be true. It took off like wild-fire! In 1933 Ripley displayed his collection […]
Grace… Don’t Minimize It! (And Don’t Redefine It!)
Saul ravaged the church. “But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.” (Acts 8:3) David committed adultery and murder. “David sent messengers and took her [Bathsheba], and when […]
They’re All Dead
My Mom died last May. My Dad died in 1984. My sister died in 1970. My Grandpa and Grandma, who were very dear to me and made such a huge difference in my childhood are dead. He died in 1987. She died […]