Two Obituaries

I wrote my own obituary a few years ago (by the way, I live to be 100!).  It was part of the “homework” for a book that I was reading at the time. I know it sounds a bit morbid. However, it does make one think about life and death. Yet, the written obituary isn’t the...

Leader, Check Your Pride

“Leader, Check Your Pride.” “A man’s pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.”  Proverbs 29:23 (NASB) As I mentioned in my last post, we had the privilege to take a few days off for Spring Break this year.  One of the things we did...

Leader, Stay Alive

“Leader, Stay Alive.” We got the privilege to take a few days off for Spring Break this year.  One of the things we did was tour a Civil War battlefield.  My son and I are both history nuts and thankfully my wife and daughter actually seemed to mildly...
Stop at the Crossroads: Speed or Simplicity?

Stop at the Crossroads: Speed or Simplicity?

Speed or Simplicity? What do you do when you get to a yellow light?  Do you slow down or do you put your foot down on the peddle and go for it? If we are being honest, most of us, myself included, gas it! We probably learned in driver’s education that yellow was a...
Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

Doing Jumping Jacks by Elton H. LaBree Somewhere along the way the mental aspect of spiritual life overtook the other elements.  I think it is time for a corrective. Jesus said in Mark 12:30, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with...