Day of the Living

Yesterday was a holiday called Dia de los Muertos, or day of the dead, which is celebrated in Mexico, and a few other Latin American cultures.  Some tie this in with Halloween, or Reformation day and in our American culture, these things tend to get jumbled together,...

For Granted

We live in a society where it is relatively easy to eat several meals each day, buy gas for your vehicle, see your doctor, charge your cell phone, and walk safely along the sidewalks in most every neighborhood.  We order our coffee, go to our jobs, plan parties and...

When We Worship

When do you praise the Lord?  Is it just on Sunday mornings when you sing songs with fellow believers in a church service?  Maybe you sing along to a familiar song occasionally on the radio?  Thanking God before we eat a meal is giving credit where credit is due, and...

Comfort Zone

Do you function better when your day is predictable and goes as planned, or when new and exciting challenges come your way?  My default preference is to get through a day without too many stressors, but I don’t always feel very productive on those days.  I feel like I...

Stop Thief!

Have you ever stolen anything?  Many of us may recall a story from our childhood where we accidentally or intentionally walked out of a store with something we did not pay for, and if our parents found out, we may have been made to go back and correct the injustice...