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Romans 8:27 – 28 (NLT) 27And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. 28And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his… Continue reading When God Goes Missing

For several months I have tried to write this article. I’ve started and stopped. I’ve tried different titles only to end up with the same results. Nothing. Finally a few weeks back I stopped trying and hoped someday I’d be able to finish.   It wasn’t as though there was suddenly nothing to write about.… Continue reading Until Death…

She’s the one. She’s the only one. There won’t be another. She’s it. I won…I found her. There won’t ever be another person who will ever have this place in me. She’s the one. She is the only person who has ever deserved the words…she is the only one to ever hear them. They sound… Continue reading She’s The One

The story of blues guitar player Robert Johnson’s extraordinary encounter with the Devil at the crossroads of two country roads has for decades been the subject of folklore. Legend has it that the Devil made a deal with the guitarist that he would give him amazing talent that would make him famous in exchange for… Continue reading Down To The Crossroads

Tick, tock, tick, tock….seconds. One of times smallest increments for measurement yet one that can have the most impact on the direction of one’s life. It is in the breath that separates each second that some of our most important decisions are made.   Tick tock…a person pulls the trigger of a gun. Not only… Continue reading Seconds

             I recently finished reading Howard Schultz’s book Onward. It is a fascinating look inside the business of Starbucks. Schultz takes the reader through the troubling period in Starbuck’s history when he felt compelled to take back the CEO position of the company he founded many years after leaving that post. Starbucks unbeknownst to many… Continue reading Looking For Me

            It is hard for me to imagine that 10 years have already passed since the 9/11 tragedy happened. If you were old enough to remember that day, it was one of those beautiful September days that makes you forget snow is coming soon.  Kids had gone back to school just days before; baseball was winding… Continue reading Dividing Lines

Over the past year my daughter, a high school senior, has often used my laptop to complete writing assignments. I wasn’t surprised to open my laptop several weeks ago and find an essay she had written sitting on my desktop. What caught my attention was the title, “This I Believe.” The opportunity to have a… Continue reading Rearview Mirror

             During a recent visit to my wife’s family I had the pleasure of taking in a bit of Americana, a small town Memorial Day Parade. We sat on the street curb with hundreds of other residents of the small town as the pageantry passed us by. Marching bands, old cars, firemen and beaming children… Continue reading Heroes

           This morning I’m sitting on my back porch enjoying my morning cup of coffee.  The birds are happily singing to each other, my dog is already taking her early morning nap; it’s going to be a great day. Something keeps catching my eye though. On any other day it would probably be a great… Continue reading A Work In Progress