Have you ever had to do something you had no desire to do, but you had to anyway? I'm thinking of work policies, such as doing mountains of paperwork, following overly convoluted policies, or obeying arduous safety procedures. You can also add in many household tasks:...

Isaiah 33:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets;     the envoys of peace weep bitterly. Does your heart break for the things that break the heart of God? That question should put us in a state of wonder. It is easy just to...

Proverbs 16:9 (NASB)  The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. I'm continuing on a theme established with last Friday's commentary and bolstered by Mike Wilson at Wednesday's Iron Men's meeting.  Mike's verse for the week was Proverbs 16:9.  This...

Do you like Surprises?  How you react to surprises probably depends on what kind of surprise it is, or whether it is a ‘good’ or a ‘bad’ thing, and often evokes excitement or fear.  Most of us like a nice surprise, like an unexpected gift, a day off work, or a...

I lead an internship of young adults.  Let me tell you they can eat!  We prepare twice as much as we think they can eat and we always run out.  They are bottomless pits.  I think this is preparing us for parenting teenagers for sure.   How many of you have that...

In our current era of social media one is basically obliged to make a lovey dovey post about their spouse on social media for Valentine's Day. As I scrolled through the many such posts on my Facebook feed I was awestruck. Three different people I know made the...

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 New International Version (NIV) 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. Throughout the Old and New Testaments God...