The Lighter Side of Easter
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Humorous | 1 Comment »What Does a Real Chicken Do with PEEPS? Easter is just a few weeks away and I suspect I'll have some serious reflecting on the profound meaning of this all-important season. But, Christians can have some light-hearted fun too. So, here ...
A Spiritual Fitness Program
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Growth | No Comments »People sometimes commit to a health program, especially as a New Year's resolution. I suspect to some degree we all have a health program, an idea of things we should do, and things we shouldn't do, that will help us ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 19
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »BECOMING LIKE CHRIST -- Spiritual Disciplines that Help Not much gets done without some measure of discipline. You don't usually get a job done without being disciplined about doing some things that aren't easy, fun, or immediately rewarding. You don't usually ...
Winter for the Soul
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Growth | 1 Comment »Check out this link to view my video (under two minutes) of my walk in the snow-enchanted woods. I filmed myself on a walk this past Tuesday after an amazing snow fall here in the Michigan/Ohio area. There's a spiritual ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 18
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »BECOMING LIKE CHRIST -- Nine Characterisics of Being Like Him One Sunday I was greeting people after our traditional-style worship service. I was still in my robe when a little boy came up to me and asked, "Are you Jesus?" (I wish ...
31 Days toward Maturity in Christ — Day 17
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »BECOMING LIKE CHRIST -- From Parking Lot to Road I recall an episode of the old Gunsmoke TV series. The story involved a preacher who dressed in black and was always preaching about righteousness. He also consistently wore a stern look on ...
The Dangerfield Effect
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Growth | No Comments »You could call it the "Dangerfield Effect." It's those times when we feel we "don't get no respect," as the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield put it. The lack of respect may come from anyone, and probably from everyone at one ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 16
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »LEARNING FROM CHRIST -- Enroll in His School A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing! Just a little knowledge about golf won't make you look like a pro on the golf course; you'll look like a fool. Just a little ...
Publishing a Novel - Part 3
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in The Publication of a Novel | 1 Comment »Creating a Summary for My Novel As I indicated the other day, I've been writing a 300 word summary of my novel. This will be useful to the publisher in creating copy for the back cover of the book and for ...
Horizon of Heaven
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »I'm standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She's an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she ...
