Ever been the person people wait on to make a decision? “We’ll go to Chuy’s for dinner if you agree.” “The beach or the mountains? You decide this year.” Maybe it has to do with a purchase, the subject for a group presentation, or making a hire. The wait begins...

I have always been a collector! While my eclectic interests have changed through the years, this has been a consistent thread throughout my life. In keeping with this trend, I’ve obtained a sizeable number of unique pairs of eyeglasses over time. I have fun with changing them out based on...

An active prayer life keeps us from being practical deists. An active prayer life is a deeply-held belief that the living God of the universe is involved in our daily affairs. Not only that He is involved, but that He cares about us. God’s Word reveals to us that God...

If you’re like me, you grew up under the impression that the God of the Old Testament and Jesus of the New Testament were not very much alike. OT God was angry and steadily slinging thou shalt not’s at His ill-behaved children. Conversely, NT Jesus was much nicer, talked a...

Anticipation is an often-overlooked aspect of personal faith in Jesus.  Anticipation is that excitement that bubbles within you when you are a child. The Christmas holidays were always a season to which I looked forward while growing up.  There were the obvious reasons for joy in the Christmas holidays: taking...