It’s Ash Wednesday.  Are you nervous as you confess your sins to God?  What about God?  I wonder how nervous he is?   When you’ve been wronged you know the feeling.  The pressure builds in your chest. Heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature rise. Respiration and perspiration increase. You’ve been wronged! And you want to…

This past week the World Soccer news made the headlines.  Dallas was hoping to host the world playoff game, but ended up with semi-final games.  I know, we are Americans and when we think of football, we think of the Super Bowl!  Some of you might drink a Red Bull to get hyped up.  We…

There are lots of ways to know when a person cares about you.  They are in tune with your mood and can tell if something is going on even without you saying anything about it.  They take care of you and know what you need even before you ask.  So, they will pick lint off…

When I was in high school our coach would get us fired up for the game in the locker room.  He would give his motivational speech but before leaving the room he would say, “Whose house is this? Our house!”  Then repeat it, “Whose house?” and we’d say, “Our house!”  The cheer would progressively get…

Micah had to be careful that no one would catch him looking his computer.  He was trying to concentrate on the work he was supposed to be doing, but he just couldn’t stop the thoughts from popping into his head.  He just had to look.  Problem was that he was looking way too often.  Probably…

There she was in the Walmart parking lot holding her plastic bags of groceries when I saw it happen.  She dropped her key fob.  I immediately went over and said, “Let me help you!”  She smiled and was happy I bent down and picked up her fob and handed it to her.  Being kind is…

Everyone stands at the Starting Line when they start a race.  Maybe in High School you were on the track team and can remember the excitement you felt as you approached the line.  You weren’t sure if you were going to win or not, but you were ready to give it your best.   This is…

We received gifts over the past week.  Maybe it was extra time off from work, or a surprise vacation to the Florida Keys, a wonderful medicine from the doctor, financial help or a better relationship with someone.  The day we celebrated Jesus’ birth is almost a week old.  But, I’m sure you’re still celebrating!  Are…

It has been a wonderful couple of months in the hearts of Christians.  We have enjoyed the Christmas carols, hymns, recitations and Christmas greetings. You entered stores and shopping malls and heard the Christmas anthems over their speakers.  However, everyone you saw was not an enthralled with Christmas as you have been.  For some the…

There are so many sad Christmas movies.  It’s a Wonderful Life!  Home Alone 2.  How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  You know how it goes.  Someone runs into a hardship.  They lose their jobs, get stuck away from their family, or get rejected by their peers.  Why such sad stories at…