Getting to the end of May and the start of June, we are seeing young people graduating from school, and with their new degrees, they will...

For all the talk we do about heaven, we don’t have an exact picture of what heaven looks like. Most of our pictures of heaven come from...

Most people want to be functioning at a high level most of the time. It’s how we get things done. Hour after hour, day after day, we are...

In a past congregation that I served, there was an elderly man named Arnold. I’m sure each member in the congregation would agree that...

What time in history would you would like to go back and visit? Are you a big baseball fan? What baseball legend would you like to go...

When Jesus was before Pilate at his trial, we have to remember that not everyone in the crowd was shouting, “Crucify him!” There were...

I think I can say that we all have felt at one time or another the strain of stepping that next step. I can say that we have all been in...

As crucial that current world events are to our present moments, our immediate days ahead of us, and to far future times, we need to...

Admittedly, I’m beginning with some illustrations that are well-worn. I’ve read them in various places over the years, and I’m sure that...

What’s you favorite song, and how many times have you heard it through the years? One of my favorites is Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train...

I’ve a friend who is a history buff, and he always says, “Money has ruined everything.” Looking back through the centuries, my friend...

It has always been a topic of debate if art mimics life or life mimics art. Henry James wrote that the novel is “a direct impression of...

When you are going through a difficult time, you call up an urgent session of your support team made up of your two best friends to meet...

We all make mistakes at sometime or another. Right? I can type with all of my fingers, but in just a few sentences of an email, typos...

When was the last time someone said to you, “You’re not a kid anymore?” Putting the best construction on your development to mature...

Not to do a grammar review here that is about at the second grade level, but I hope you will see I’m going to try to take this short...

Have you ever been to a carnival where it has those mirrors that are bent in different ways? Depending where you stand in front on them,...

What’s your IQ score? What did you get on the SAT or ACT? What was your grade point average? Or, to ask in a practical way, at a party...

Two women; they are related; they are cousins, but they haven’t seen each other for awhile. One texts the other, and says, “I’ve been...

How do you think of yourself when it comes to change? Are you a person who likes things as a rule to stay the same? Do you tend to keep...