Jesus asked in Matthew 6, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Of course, the answer is no. But you can add a single hour to your life if you live in a region that observes Daylight Savings Time and it’s time to “fall back.” While an extra hour of sleep is always needed, maybe this year … [Read more...]
The Gift of Presence
We’re always looking to the next thing. It seems to begin in elementary school when we start looking forward to middle school; once there we look forward to high school, then our driver’s license, then turning 18, then college, then graduation. You’d think it might stop there but it doesn’t. In fact, it picks up speed, and … [Read more...]
The First Job
We all have one. Our first day of our first job. Maybe you’ve had your first. Maybe it’s still to come. Either way, it’s good to see what God’s Word has to say about work. It’s more than you might think. 1. Digging In (God, Show Me!) Read each verse below and write down your thoughts on how each verse applies to a … [Read more...]
Halloween: Embrace or Ignore?
Well, for starters, Halloween is impossible to ignore and the holiday is gaining ground. Each year neighborhoods add more homes that are “all in” with Halloween décor. It hasn’t reached Christmas proportions, but it’s gaining ground. Over the centuries Halloween has taken various forms and has been claimed by both … [Read more...]
The Three Questions
Recently, within a span of a few days, I twice stumbled upon the three deep-seeded questions that everyone asks of themselves at some point in life: Who am I? Why am I here? What shall I do? I was piqued by the diversity of the two sources: one a scholarly opinion piece in a national newspaper. The other on the comics page. This … [Read more...]
9 Reasons to Teach Hope
Hope is underrated and under-utilized. Its middle-child billing in 1 Corinthians 13 (faith, hope, and love) seems to makes it easier to ignore since, well, it’s not love, which we’re told, is the greatest of the three. Yet, hope is the driver of faith and the inspiration to persevere, which is something we need to do every day. … [Read more...]