Have you ever noticed how readily people will allow even strangers to see their birth marks?  Showing one’s birth mark opens the door for one to tell their story.  A person’s birth mark story usually takes one back to a very joyous childhood. Information that one is frustrated to have to provide when filling out… Read More »

Medical science has advanced in the area of heart maintenance at a blistering rate over the last decade.  The greater ability to repair the heart seems to be accompanied by a greater need for the heart to be repaired, however.  Could it be that the heart problem is actually a problem of the heart.  We… Read More »

One of the frustrations of being a traveling deep-south Southerner is the difficulty of finding a restaurant that serves sweet iced tea. True Southerners believe that sweet iced tea should be a human staple. There should be a common gene that tells the human race that tea sweetened before it is served is the only… Read More »

Everybody loves a party.  Children anxiously anticipate their birthday parties for months.  Adults make fools of themselves at costume parties and enjoy it. There is the company party, family reunion party, Christmas party, Sunday School party, and etc.  Some people will even make up a reason just to be able to have a party.  With… Read More »

The most appreciated breath of air is the one taken after an extended period of holding one’s breath.  Seeing how long one can hold one’s breath often begins in childhood while learning to swim.  In childhood everything translates into a competition.  Children compete to see who can hold their breath the longest while staying under… Read More »

The Christian life has a built in tension between urgency and patience.  Paul’s advice to singles illustrates the urgency perspective.  He advised the Church at Corinth that staying single would allow one to bear more fruit for the Kingdom of God in the short term. This was necessary due to an anticipation of the Lord’s… Read More »

Most children who get everything they want are spoiled to the core.  They are very selfish and seldom, if ever, think about the needs of others. God’s children should get everything they want. “Getting everything wanted” needs some qualification, however. An explanation is included in the next paragraph.   Psalm 37 records much wisdom about… Read More »

Americans are never at a shortage for options. If it is fast food that is desired, then there is a Hardees, Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Chic-fil-A, and now you have the idea. Need to fuel up your automobile, then Shell, Chevron, Citgo, or etc. is conveniently near by. Even Sam’s Clubs & Super Wal-Marts… Read More »

There is never a good time to have a flat tire, to need surgery, to have an increase in monthly expenses, to lose your job, and OK the point is made.  But there is never a bad time to praise the Lord.  The point that people do not always feel like praising is well taken. … Read More »