Tag: Christian Blog

  • Finding Light in Darkness: A Personal Reflection

    Finding Light in Darkness: A Personal Reflection

    Just off the lobby of the theatre where I attended university, there’s a spacious dance studio. I was there for a concert the other day and noticed the door was propped open. Feeling nostalgic, I walked over to investigate the mirrored room where I’d spent some time as an undergrad. But the lights were turned…

  • Lessons from Dead Flowers and a Squeaky Door

    Lessons from Dead Flowers and a Squeaky Door

    The PR person from a local bank contacted me, wanting to buy fifteen cases of single-serve potato chips for a community barbeque. “Yes, I can fill the order,” I said, as a proud route sales rep with Frito Lay, Inc. The next day the manager of the bank called, saying she found the product at…

  • Finding Contentment: A Lesson in Dual Meanings

    Finding Contentment: A Lesson in Dual Meanings

    There are numerous international students in my school district who speak English as a second language, and sometimes our homonyms can lead to misunderstandings. For instance, imagine a teenager who just came to the United States from Italy. She has a good grasp of conversational English but doesn’t realize some of our words are spelled…

  • From Dreams to Action: The Blogging Journey

    From Dreams to Action: The Blogging Journey

    Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV) I could tell the mop-headed sixth grader on the playground basketball court was about to lose his temper. Another kid had just dribbled around him, like he was standing still,…

  • GPS Jesus

    GPS Jesus

    For the fine citizens of Wellington, Florida enough was enough. The baby Jesus was stolen from their community center nativity two years in a row! But during the next Noel they were ready–with a creative way to catch a crook. Christmas season number three featured a baby Jesus with a GPS locator onboard. Sheriff’s deputies…

  • Reflections on Aging and Faith

    Reflections on Aging and Faith

    I heard it as soon as I walked in from the garage: “chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp.” Thinking it was time to replace a smoke alarm battery, or something similar, I walked around the house, listening. Every minute or so the sound returned, “chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp-chirp.” Where was it coming from?! Finally, I found the culprit—a carbon monoxide alarm in the…