Consumed by problems? Where are you looking? If you’re looking at the problem, your faith will reflect it. If you pause, regroup, and put your eyes on your creator who loves you, you get a… Read More »Look! Your Faith is Showing!
Simeon and Anna. A picture of long faithful lives rewarded. Read about them in Luke chapter 2. They waited. Their blessing came. They recognized Jesus immediately. Many didn’t. Many still don’t. It’s about showing up… Read More »You Got This
There’s plenty of noise. Sometimes you need to speak up. But more often than not you will probably do well to be quiet. There are plenty of talkers. Not many listeners. You are a rare… Read More »Be Still.
We’ve all been one. If your child did something bad, you wouldn’t want him to run away. You’d want him to come to you! It’s what God wants, too. No matter what you’ve done, or… Read More »The Prodigal.
If you let your head run away with thoughts of worry, anxiety, or fear, it’s a dangerous hole. It’s hard to emerge from those depths. Just stop. Now. Talk to God. Then talk to someone.… Read More »Wait. Let Me Overthink This. (Or “It’s fine. Really.”)
You’re playing a song, and your bass drum pedal breaks. The remainder of the song suffers as you try to muddle through without your most important drum. But it’s just a song. Hopefully you can… Read More »Is Everything Really Fine? (A drummer’s P.O.V.)
“Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, summer’s out of reach.” The popular 1984 Don Henley song tells of the end of a season and the end… Read More »Transitions
God has blessed us! Do your blessings overflow? Most of us would say yes. He blesses our efforts, and sometimes gifts just seem to land in our lap. “Blessing upon blessing” almost becomes the norm.… Read More »Humilty
Aggressive salespeople. They swarm the giant malls. I struggle. “Keep eyes forward and conversation going,” I tell myself. If I look up, one of the aggressive salespeople will latch on like a tick. Turns… Read More »No Thanks
A 65 year old man waited the counter at Arby’s. He smiled and greeted me. I placed my order and as he worked, he asked questions, offered ketchup, and made friendly small talk. I… Read More »Smiling Eyes