Chaos in Afghanistan. Covid numbers spiking. Mask mandates. Vaccine mandates. Hurricane Ida. Division in our Congress. In our cities. In our schools. In our homes. Where does it end? Some say it ends with Jesus returning to set things right. Could it be? I've been reading a fascinating book about God's judgement on Israel back in 732 B.C. The story is in the book of Isaiah, Chapter 9, verses 8-11: The Lord sent a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel; and all the people k

Finding an idea to blog about can be difficult at times. As a Christian writer, what can I come up with that hasn't been done before? Seems to me the 40 or so writers of the Bible probably covered it already. What do I have to contribute? Let me answer my own question. We're called to use God's word to speak to things going on in the world today. Those of you in the family of God know the Bible is extraordinary in many ways, but no more so than in how it still applies to our

"Hello? Is anyone out there?" "Can you hear me?" Sometimes I feel like calling out to the air or across social media platforms: Am I invisible? Can you see me? And when no one answers, it seems like the walls echo with hopelessness. What am I doing? Why do I bother? The comic books will tell you being invisible is a super power. You can stand right there in the room and hear what people are saying. Eavesdrop with no shame. You can sneak into places you normally would not be a

"Don't feel guilty about removing toxic people from your life." "Letting go of toxic people is an act of self-care." These Facebook sayings about "toxic" people appear on my newsfeed every so often, and I'm sure you've seen them too. And the idea sounds right, doesn't it? After all, why should we have to deal with people who make our lives miserable? Wouldn't we be so much happier if we cut those folks out of our lives altogether? Then we could live in peace. Usually a toxic

For those who don't know me, I'm the secretary of my church. Basically, about 400 people rely on me to receive important information regarding our church community. Twenty plus individuals and staff members rely on me to communicate their information and coordinate events with others. So when the internet was down one morning, I was disconnected from those who needed me. It's a strange feeling to be cut off from people, especially when you know they are counting on you. There