Down and Out

  What do you say to a friend who is going through a tough time?  You may make more time to talk with them, listen, or help in whatever way you can.  You may even distance yourself if what they are going through is beyond anything you can help with.  In our...

Food for Thought

  Do you know what you are having for dinner tonight?  Some families plan out meals each week and may even have a list of what to expect, but not us.  My wife usually plans a few meals each week, but we don’t always know what it will be till just before dinner...

Fair weather Friends?

Who would you consider your best friends?  Maybe its someone who you have known since your youth and try to stay in touch with on a regular basis, or maybe its someone you have only come to know in more recent times, but with whom you have had deep conversations and...

Jump In

This past week, we had combined Sunday School classes after our church service to go though a technique of Bible Study together.  I sat down at an empty table with my 9 year old son, had to leave and when I came back, I had 5 other young High school boys sitting with...

Another Day

You’ve heard the term ‘Another day, another dollar’, right?  Its just a phrase meaning you are going to work and earning your wage for whatever job you are doing.  This isn’t bad in itself, because at least you are working, even if it isn’t something you really want...