Hope

I was driving behind a car this week and noticed this bumper sticker touting presidential nominee Barack Obama.  While I have great respect for his accomplishments and believe him to be the more charismatic candidate, I have no current plans to cast a vote for this guy.
Hope…
Webster defines hope as “a person or thing in [...]

The Shack

There have been few books written over the past few years that have had such a polarizing effect as The Shack, written by William “Paul” Young.  The self published work has taken the publishing industry by storm and skyrocketed to the top of the NY Times best seller list.
The work is a fictionalized account of Mack, who’s daughter [...]

Temper Tantrums

I’m seated by the fireplace at the local coffee shop, waiting for a friend who doesn’t appear to remember our “date” for coffee.  Fortunately, the caffeine in my dark roast and the Goodies powder in my stomach are both working hard on my self-inflicted headache.
I’ve been wondering why a seemingly happy man feels the need [...]

“Bland-Aid”

I have contracted a disease.   Actually, more accurately described, I would call it a dis-ease.
Over the course of the past year, it slowly crept into my spiritual life and has festered, almost undetected, like a cancer.  I have noticed the occasional symptoms but they never seemed to last so…I just ignored the signs and kept about the busy pace [...]