Hitting Life’s Curveballs

Hitting Life’s Curveballs

I know everyone is not a baseball fan, or even a sports fan. And this post is about life, not baseball. But the baseball metaphor is helpful! Life Lessons: What’s a Curveball? Hitting a baseball is difficult. And it gets more difficult when a talented pitcher...
Friends We Know

Friends We Know

Have you ever wanted to craft your own happily ever after? Then Page is your girl! Here’s why: When I met her it was easy to see her skill at making complex things much simpler. That’s due to her years in the nuclear sector streamlining systems and optimizing...
The Cost of Intimacy

The Cost of Intimacy

Intimacy does have a cost, right? Even human wisdom discerns this. You may remember these famous words: Can’t buy me love, can’t buy me love…I don’t care too much for money for money can’t buy me love. – The Beatles Life Lessons:...
Money: The Root Of All Evil?

Money: The Root Of All Evil?

Money is the root of all evil. Has anyone ever said that to you? They may have also said this: God helps those who help themselves. But, I digress…  In I Timothy 6:10a, Paul wrote: For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil… Money itself is not evil....
Faith: Can I Trust Others?

Faith: Can I Trust Others?

The immediate response to the title question is probably, NO! Why? Being let down is one of the life lessons we have all had to learn. Now, at some level we must trust others because none of us serve the Lord as a Lone Ranger. But when it comes to trusting others,...
Faith: Why Is It Difficult? 2

Faith: Why Is It Difficult? 2

Faith is the subject of so many of our life lessons. We know that, but why must it be that way? This is where we ended the previous post. As much as we might wish for faith to be a once-and-done affair, by God’s design that cannot be the case! Let’s look...
Faith: Why Is It Difficult?

Faith: Why Is It Difficult?

Why is faith such a challenge? Why is faith the subject of so many life lessons? Can’t we learn the faith lesson and move on to something else? The answers may surprise you, challenge you, and you may not necessarily like them. But faith is not only the key to...
Connections: See It, Say It, Solve It

Connections: See It, Say It, Solve It

A funny thing happened on my way to writing a devotional post. I ran into a political speech! And what connections could those two things possibly have? The answer comes from one of my seminary professors. If Dr. Elmer Towns said it once he said it 1,000 times: All...
Her Faith Story And Why It Matters

Her Faith Story And Why It Matters

What follows is a transparent faith story. This story is real. I know that because it was personally shared with me by the one who lived it. I’ve been blessed to play a role in her faith and ministry. But until she laid her story out, I had no idea about the...