In its simplest form, change is one of two things: beneficial or harmful. One need only turn the pages of a history book to see the benefits of change over time. Consider the following three areas where great change has occurred … Travel from  Boston to New York City took ...

The holidays can be exciting as well as stressful for many. Many people drink large amounts of alcohol during the holidays as a way to manage their stress. Taking care of yourself during this time is important so that you do not get overwhelmed with the demands that the holidays ...

Hiking a new trail can be exciting, invigorating and even a little frightening. There is a thrill of covering unfamiliar territory yet also a fear of getting lost or, worse yet, not realizing and understanding the difficulty of the trail in question. But despite the possible setbacks, my husband and ...

While we’re alive, we get the privilege of deciding what to do with our bodies. But there’s no decision-making in death. Still, we can decide while we’re alive, what to do with our bodies when we’re dead. Death isn’t an easy topic to discuss, but it’s a conversation that we ...

Last weekend I had a moment.  An absolute fit about the holidays.  The same fit we all have this time of year about the mixing of secular and sacred. The battle against the commercialism  has put me in a humbug sort of mood.  You see, in my futile attempt to ...

Here is a study in the book of Ephesians, from the New Testament. Each person has a choice to make about either accepting or refusing the grace of God. It is available to all people as a free gift. If a person accepts it, they can be freed from sin ...

I look at the refugee crisis going on in the Western World and the response from Christians has me asking the question: Are we children of God or are we “free love flower children”? Have we become so drunk on the idea of doing good works so that we do ...

Donald Driver starred for the Green Bay Packers for 14 years though he was not always at the top of his game. Growing up in Houston he was familiar with crime, drugs and being chased by the police. He became very skilled at stealing cars as a teenager. He said ...

Jesus said, ‘Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.’  Matthew 12:34 (NIV) Have you ever spoken a word, or perhaps more, and immediately wished you could take it back?  Or spoken something in all honesty, but when it came out of your mouth it did not come ...

So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth!  Revelation 3:16 Jesus has good reason when informing the people to avoid being lukewarm when relating to Him.  Some synonyms of lukewarm are: tepid, blase’, bored, indifferent, mundane, sick of and uninterested.  Would ...