Hopes and Fears

Hopes and Fears

“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isa. 40:31). Michael Suderman, a minister in Washington D.C. has occasion to chat with and encourage elected...
With Gratitude

With Gratitude

Gratitude is good for you.  So says Amy Morin, author and therapist.  In a Forbes magazine article, she cites scientific research to make her point. Morin reports that gratitude isn’t just good manners.  Gratitude shows you value the contributions of others, and that...
The Persistent Call

The Persistent Call

What do I do now?  How shall I live the rest of my life?  Those are the questions that can arise when something changes your life circumstances. Culture and politics can suddenly change things, leaving you feeling like an exile in a foreign land.  That literally...
Don’t Lose Focus

Don’t Lose Focus

They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. – Jesus Are you too emotionally staked to the outcome of this election?  However you feel about it, don’t lose focus.  Politics is downstream of culture, and culture is the collective thoughts and actions of...
Life in the Sun

Life in the Sun

“The Lord has spoken, and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting” (Psa. 50:1). May cancer be forever wiped from the face of the earth.  And it will be in time, either by the wisdom God gives, or by His promise of a new heaven and a new earth. ...