A man's true situation is what he believes it to be, said philosopher Henry David Thoreau, and most men are so downtrodden with the unrelieved task of earning their living and serving their masters th...  Read More

An author wrote that one of the things that holds men and women back and keeps them from being happy is looking to the past and seeing what could have been and was not. Our history is important, but r...  Read More

I remember that the wonderful pastor and speaker, Stuart Brisco, had a description of the requirements for a pastor. He said that a pastor must have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child...and t...  Read More

A mom told the story of her taking her three youngsters to get ice cream at a local fast-food place. There was a teenage girl who took their orders and, in a moment, handed the soft serve ice cream co...  Read More

It is great to have a wonderful friend you can talk to. You can share things that you wouldn't really trust anyone else with. And you and I want to share with those people because they love us, and we...  Read More

I like to bake bread. I'm not a great baker, but I'm good enough that people like eating my bread. I just finished baking a number of loaves that we will share with the folks who come to church this w...  Read More