It’s Not Rocket Science

It’s Not Rocket Science

by | May 13, 2021

No, loving people is not rocket science.  No PhD required.  Just love people. Invest time and attention in the people around you.  You and I can’t change anyone – only the Holy spirit can change people. By loving people we seek to get in on what He is...
Not The Ultimate

Not The Ultimate

by | May 8, 2021

Death of a Friend   This morning – March 6, 2021 – I opened email and read that a friend has been given only another day or two to live. A few minutes later, I was in Matthew 13.  After Jesus taught in His home town, people questioned His legitimacy, even as they...
Rebuked & Inspired

Rebuked & Inspired

by | May 3, 2021

The picture above is a street scene in Bayamo. It is in southeastern Cuba.  The sign says some-thing like: Fatherland or Death;  We are invincible Each time we are in Cuba, we are both rebuked and inspired.   Rebuked   because the Cubans do not...
Forced From The Ideal

Forced From The Ideal

by | Apr 28, 2021

Leadership is never easy.  It wasn’t for Moses.  It won’t be for us.    The Ideal   Twice in Matthew 19:1-12 our Lord called the discussion back to the ideal, saying that marriage was permanent. One man, one woman, for life. That was the...
Canary in the Cage (Philip’s Funeral)

Canary in the Cage (Philip’s Funeral)

by | Apr 26, 2021

I laughed until the tears rolled down my cheeks, insisting that I wanted a square hat like the Anglican clergymen who officiated at Prince Philip’s funeral.  I also told my son that a cape like another official wore would make a grand birthday present. ...