Cancer of the Heart

Have you ever heard of someone having heart cancer? I haven’t. Lung cancer. Prostate cancer. Breast cancer. All kinds of cancer, but not heart cancer. In a review of 12,000 autopsies, only seven people were found to have had a cardiac tumor. The Mayo Clinic only sees about one case a year. So it’s a […]

You Don’t “Fall” Out of Love

Have you ever been feeling fine one minute and the next minute you feel anxious or worried or at least a little unsettled? Does that happen to you? It does to me. My feelings or mood can change in an instant without any apparent change in my circumstances. One moment I’m fine. The next moment […]

The Biggest Troublemaker

Who is causing you the most trouble right now? Is it your boss? Unreasonable deadlines? Micromanaging? Lack of encouragement? Is it a friend or roommate who’s acting selfishly? Is it a family member? A child who won’t listen? A spouse who doesn’t understand? So who is it? Right now, who in your life is causing […]

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 […]

The Humble God

Imagine throwing a very expensive, elaborate party at an exclusive restaurant. Everything is first class. You spare no expense. When you arrive, you see everyone enjoying themselves, but no one acknowledges you. And when you make your way to the buffet, someone even asks who you are and wants to know if you have an […]