When someone openly coughs or sneezes in your general direction, do you consider that impolite?  This past week, over Thanksgiving and the weekend, I had a not-fun cold that I really didn’t want to share with anyone else, because it is the gift the keeps on giving,...

I met a guy not too long ago, that wrecked me.  He asked me how I was doing.  I gave my usual answer "Living the dream."  He got really somber, which is not like him.  He said you do not know how lucky you are.  Now this guy has a six figure income and his wife does...

We spend a lot of our lives trying to answer the question: who are we? What is our identity, how do others see us, and how do we see ourselves? Let me brutally honest about something I've seen in men over the years. On the outside, we can appear like all is good and...

Colossians 3:15 New International Version (NIV) 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Being thankful is not just a one time event for Thanksgiving Day. The Bible says, "Be thankful in...

Matthew 17:20,21 (NASB) And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to...

At least once each year, we are compelled to consider what things we are thankful for, and then to give thanks for them.  But if we only show gratitude for the blessings in our lives once each year, are we truly thankful?  How many times on an average day do you say...