Teachers

Did you have a favorite teacher when you were in school?  Maybe it was an elementary school teacher who really cared about you, or a high school coach or teacher that taught in a way that made the subject seem fun.  I actually liked most of the teachers in different...

Worthwhile

What was the most important thing you did yesterday?  Maybe it was just getting up and going to work, or maybe you had a good conversation with someone, or found an opportunity to help another in need.  Maybe you don’t know that it was a kind word you said or a...

Failure Frequency

How often do you make mistakes?  Hopefully, not as often as you used to, but if you are human, it still happens from time to time.  When you do mess up, who is your biggest critic?  I often see two different scenarios.  When our mistakes are obvious, it can be easy...

Living Water

A week ago, our yard was turning brown and starting to show several cracks in the ground after about a month with not much more than a few sprinkles from time to time.  Without regular rain most of the plants, aside from a few weeds, were starting to go dormant.  We...

Redeemed

This photo may seem pretty ordinary and on the face or it appears to be a frog and some old socks, but is there more to the story?  Years ago, back when I was in grad school I went with a group from our school on my first Spring Break mission trip to the backwoods of...