Choose the Path Marked “Unknown.”

Because I’m familiar with my daughter’s neighborhood, I often walk there. But yesterday I decided to go off in an unknown path. Assuming that all the streets had been laid out in rectangles like the ones I normally traversed, I walked a little further down the main highway and turned down an unfamiliar lane. I […]

My Thoughts Regarding Isis and Syrian Refugees

Despite the immense devastation that Isis-inspired terrorists have caused, they do not have ultimate power. There is one thing they cannot destroy—the invisible and eternal part of us called our spirit. Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid of people who can kill the body but after that can do nothing more to hurt you” (Luke 12: […]

Become a Distributor of Grace and Peace

In every one of Paul’s thirteen letters to the early church, he begins with this greeting: Grace and peace. What a contrast to the litany of news items we receive each night from media newscasts!  Because we want to be aware of what is happening in the world, John and I do listen to these […]

The Unrecognized Benefits of Worry

Until recently, I did not think of myself as a worrier. I wasn’t verbalizing my worry thoughts, so I did not hear my worry’s, and I didn’t know how much of the time they occupied my mind. What about you? Do you recognize your worry thoughts? They often take the form of phrases that start with […]