The Queen’s Diamond Ring

The Queen’s Diamond Ring

Joel is our grandson. He loves his mother dearly. Maybe that love goes all the way back to his beginning. He was born a preemie — several weeks early, weighing just 3 pounds and 1 ounce. He spent the first months of his life in the NICU, inching his way toward his due...
Much Needed Light

Much Needed Light

Much Needed Light  Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:25  You never know what some people are going through. Most people don’t want to drag a dark cloud over someone’s day. We tend to hold things in rather than reaching out and...
Are Some Jobs More Important?

Are Some Jobs More Important?

DOES a hierarchy of gifts (1 Corinthians 12:28-31) mean God values some jobs more than others? Judging by popular opinion, one might conclude that He does. In fact, for centuries Christians have subscribed to a subtle yet powerful hierarchy of vocations. In our...
Thank You Chick-fil-A

Thank You Chick-fil-A

Thank You Chick-fil-A Let me relate to you a somewhat embarrassing little story.            Yesterday morning I was in the drive-thru lane at a local Chic-fil-A.  On Saturday morning, I sometimes pick up a couple of breakfast sandwiches for my wife and myself.  As I...