Tragedy, Treasure, Triumph: Keys We Need

What is treasure? Is it gold, cash, platinum, diamonds or something else? And what makes anything a treasure? The previous post was the beginning discussion about the tragedy that is anyone’s past. Our failures live in the past. And one key to unlocking the...

Tragedy To Treasure To Triumph: Keys

Tragedy has touched every life. And we can carry our tragedies into 2018 and allow them to define us. Or, we can turn our tragedies into treasure, then triumph, and let 2018 be the our best year ever! Which would you prefer? This series will provide some keys to turn...

Gift Cards, Soul Food & Clay Pots

Soul Food was the focus of our latest Giving Matters post. But there is another twist to my presentation of Soul Food. And it will probably be helpful if you take a quick peek at the previous post in the Giving Matters section of the website. If you haven’t seen...

Goal Of The Gold – End Zone Object Lesson

Gold, goals, and end zones… How can these three things be connected? And what object lesson could they possibly teach? Well, those answers are much easier than you might think! Images & Object Lessons Jesus taught with vivid imagery. And many good teachers...

From All Wrong To All Right

Ever have the wrong perspective? Have you been through something that seemed all wrong only to learn later that everything was all right? These questions apply to certain aspects of our recent Mission: Hope mission in the Dominican Republic. So this post serves more...

Who Am I? Putting The Pieces Together

Who Am I? How do we answer that essential question? People like short simple answers even when the question(s) is complex. And the Who Am I? question is not a simple one. Answering it is like putting a puzzle together. No single piece gives the entire picture. But...

Serenity – A How-to

Serenity: Is it the time before the storm, during the storm, or after the storm? Only one of those choices could be considered miraculous. And that’s the serenity worth examining and worth sharing. Because when it is seen, the world will take notice! Re-writing...