Wired by God For Pleasure

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “This life doesn’t matter. It’s all about eternity and life in heaven.” Do you agree? I don’t. Not any more anyway. It wasn’t that long ago that I would have agreed with that statement or something like it. Or I would have at least thought I […]

God Lets Us Choose

I’ve been really intrigued by the Christmas story this year. Read Matthew 2, then I’ll share a couple things that jumped off the page at me… After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has […]

Christmas Spirit

It’s less than two weeks until Christmas. So how’s your Christmas spirit holding up? Do you feel connected to God? Or has the busyness of the season already robbed you of what little joy and peace you had? Sometimes I think the root of our problem is the simple fact that we practically live like […]

God Doesn’t Hate You

Other than a couple minor league baseball teams, we don’t have professional sports in Arkansas. We used to have an arena football team in Little Rock, but that didn’t last. And back in the 90’s, we actually had a couple minor league hockey teams in Little Rock, but they didn’t last either. I’m not sure […]

Emotional Intelligence

I believe there are different types of intelligence. Some people are great at math. Others can easily diagnose what’s wrong with a car engine and get it fixed. One of my sons-in-law can play multiple musical instruments. I have a friend who understands complex electronic equipment. I have another friend who has what I would […]

Who’s Ready to Throw the First Stone?

I’ve been a fan of Penn State and Joe Paterno ever since my cousin played football there in the mid-70’s. So I’m particularly grieved and saddened by the news that Jerry Sandusky, a long-time assistant coach, was sexually assaulting young boys over a period of many years. I read the grand jury presentment last week–what […]

What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

Last month, my son and I went to a NASCAR race in Kansas City. On our way back home, we stopped to get some dinner. After leaving the restaurant, I was accelerating to get back onto the highway, when I felt my car hesitate. It had been doing that for a couple of weeks, but […]

Why Are We Here?

What’s on your to-do list? Meetings at work? A lunch appointment? Errands to run? Groceries to buy? Phone calls to return? Emails to send? How about all the tasks that never make it onto your to-do list, but have to be done anyway? Shower. Dress. Cook. Clean. Eat. Commute. Homework (yours or helping a child). […]