The comedienne Lily Tomlin once said, “The trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win the race, you’re still a rat.” Having spent a number of years in the maze, I always felted called to something more than just life in the maze, running here and there, exhausted and confused living each day […]
Fact #1: Life isn’t worth living without healthy relationships. Fact #2: Relationships are hard work. There I said it. Are you surprised? Everyone has relationships, they come with being alive, but does everyone have healthy relationships? I don’t think so. Most people feel that relationships should be like breathing, you just do it, and when […]
“Life is Difficult.” M. Scott Peck But why should that be? Why is life so confusing, convoluted and mysterious? Why do human beings uniquely seem to have this dilemma that there should be more? “And here’s where we run into a problem. For most of us, life feels like a movie we’ve arrived at forty-five minutes […]
Inspiration God wants our devotion even in the little things of life. Tomorrow is Monday morning again. We could wake up depressed at the thought of another working week, or we could wake up thinking about how we might bring glory to God through the way we live, the way we speak, the way we […]
Temptation bait without a hook, choice without consequences, motion without meaning. Each day we are tempted by the choices we’re offered and by the choices we avoid. Remember no decision is still a decision. Each Sunday we pray “Deliver us from temptation…” but do we look for it or expect it to come Monday Morning. […]
Charles Schulz has managed to amuse and bridge generations with his characters, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Pig Pen, and the gang. With their own special brand of charm, wit and wisdom, they challenge us to see ourselves through the lens of humor as Lucy constantly doles out unsolicited advice. You may remember the strip […]
It begins with a question. In the 1979 Paramount pictures released the first in a series of movies based on the popular 1960 TV series “Star Trek”. Though the TV series had a cult-like following ever since it first began in 1966, producers were not so sure how it would translate onto the big screen especially when […]
What happens when Sunday People live in a Monday Morning World? Have you ever noticed that the energy and enthusiasm you have on Sunday fades when you finally come to Monday Morning? Have you ever witnessed good church going people act like Attila the Hun at a restaurant, grocery store, or on the highway? Have […]
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore” Vincent van Gogh A wealthy family used to take a month’s vacation every summer to the coast of Maine. The mother had an ritual at the beach she practiced each year […]