Tag: Christianity

  • Overcoming Darkness with God’s Light

    Overcoming Darkness with God’s Light

    The parking lot near the track, where Nancy and I take early morning walks, is bordered by large sycamore trees. Near each of these trees, there are lights that help illuminate the parking lot. The other morning, just after sun up, they were still on. But some were more visible than others. However… Notice the…

  • Finding God in Life’s Changes

    Finding God in Life’s Changes

    It’s a sticker I found in a travel stop restroom, left on an electric hand dryer: “Here for the changes.” I looked it up, this is the slogan of a company who makes baby care products. Come to think of it, the hand dryer was next to a diaper changing station. (Yes, I washed my…

  • The Prudent Give Thought to Their Steps

    The Prudent Give Thought to Their Steps

    What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The one luxury I can’t live without is GPS. Except, in this case, I’m not referring to guidance in earthly terms, but from a spiritual perspective. The GPS I can’t live without is “God’s Positioning System.” Note: if you’re not a religious person, please keep reading. I…

  • Only Roosters Crow

    Only Roosters Crow

    It started as a question over coffee: “Do chickens crow, or just roosters?” I answered my wife Dr. Seuss style, “Only roosters crow, as far as I know.” I hedged my response, because I knew if I said, “Yes, only roosters crow,” she would have Googled it immediately. What if there’s a rare breed of…

  • The Importance of Letting Go: Lessons from Trees

    The Importance of Letting Go: Lessons from Trees

    On the golf course near where I work, there’s the cutest little oak sapling. It’s staked off, to protect from the wind, and encircled with chicken wire, to deter animal damage. But it will be several years before this little guy is a golfing hazard, as oak trees grow slowly. Speaking of years gone by,…

  • Right Ideas but Wrong Timing: A Life Lesson

    Right Ideas but Wrong Timing: A Life Lesson

    There was this guy I knew in college, I’ll call him Fred, who was a heavy sleeper. He could fall asleep, and stay asleep, almost anywhere. One Sunday evening, while his roommates played a raucous game of cards, Fred crawled up in his bunk bed and crashed. At some point during the night, the others…