“Know this, my beloved: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, for anger does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19&20 I read this from Stephen Covey a whole bunch of years ago, “Strive first to understand, then to be understood.” It changed my life, kinda. It sounded a lot like James statement, “be slow to speak and quick to listen”. First strive to understand the other person until they believe you understand them, then, be unders

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 (WEB) It was the worst word a person hears—CANCER. She’d had it for a while so, when she was diagnosed, it was well established in her body. It was treatable but not curable. With her incurable optimism, Connie blessed countless others during the following year. I met Connie over 50 years ago in a college dormitory. We di

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil. (Proverbs 3:5-7 ESV) Tis the season for graduations. Amazing times we live in as you can graduate from seminary, college or universities, high school, and even kindergarten. Students are recognized as achieving success with pomp and circumstance. For

“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Ps. 27:14) (NKJV) Where do you turn when you find yourself in the depths of despair? From whom or what do you gather strength when all seems lost? David, king of Israel, was in such a place when he wrote Psalm 27. David wrote Psalm 27 during a time that, (1.) famine ceased the nation of Israel; (2.) the Philistines were ready to invade Israel; and, (3.) Absalom, his belo

“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. – John 21:3-4 (NIV) I like to watch videos about how things are made…or at least that is what the algorithms that control my Facebook feed and DISH channel selections seem to indicate. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of