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September 2021

September 29, 2021

Simplicity and Minimalism: Do Christians Need to Be Minimalists?

When I was little, I never felt well-to-do. Dad worked hard as a computer programmer...

August 2021

August 20, 2021

We Need Wisdom From Heaven: Prayers for Afghanistan

These are such confusing times with conflicting voices coming at us from social media, television,...

August 12, 2021

Who Are We? Scum of the Earth or Kings and Queens?

In 1 Corinthians chapter 4, the Apostle Paul referred to the believers as kings, but...

August 09, 2021

God’s Co-workers: Addressing Division in the Church, Part 2

For we are co-workers in God’s service. —1 Cor. 3:9a, NIV God's Co-workers What...

July 2021

July 23, 2021

Perspective Is Everything When It Comes to Aging

I owe the idea for this post to my granddaughter. She helped me see that...

July 13, 2021

Finding Balance: Don’t Take On More Than You Can Do Well

Finding balance between working hard and working well can be challenging. I quit my teaching...

June 2021

June 25, 2021

There’s No Rushing Art—or Life: It Takes 10,000 Hours

Rockwell's words of comfort below are an encouragement to me as an artist. I always...

June 16, 2021

Gifts and Talents: 3 Ways We Can Do Better With the Next Generation

Gifts and talents are a form of God's grace we can offer to others, and...

June 12, 2021

You Can Do It: Pray, Read and Find 20 Minutes

If you want to accomplish something and you feel you don't have time, see if...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

3 Good Ways to Be Like Little Children

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,...

May 26, 2021

Harriet Tubman: 2 Lessons From Her Life

As a child I thought the Underground Railroad was a literal underground railroad, but instead,...

May 10, 2021

Religion Without Humanity: A Lesson From Sojourner Truth

Sojourner's Wisdom Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff. —Sojourner Truth So many Americans...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Whatever You Do, Do It for Love

Jesus, always loving and full of joy, taught and shared his stories lavishly as he...

March 2021

March 15, 2021

Praying and Protesting in the Black Lives Matter Uprisings of 2020

Praying, preaching and protesting fill the lives of the beautiful women I am blessed to...

February 2021

February 22, 2021

Grace or Sacrifice?

“Lots of people in the churches around here are offering animal sacrifices,” a lady in...

February 15, 2021

Black History Month and Wisdom from Lincoln

The combination of President's Day and Black History Month reminded me of s special presentation...

February 08, 2021

Flying Kites Created From Garbage: A Mozambique Story

Flying Kites Created From Garbage in Mozambique I just heard Kirk scream—the kite string broke,...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

Good Medicine for a New World

My family and I had just arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, from Louisville, Ky., and it...

January 21, 2021

Sharing One Cup

One of our early church experiences in Maputo, Mozambique was a stretching one for me. I...

January 18, 2021

What Would Martin Luther King Jr. Say in January 2021?

If he were alive today, what would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. say about all...

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