I have dealt with chronic illness almost my entire life. And by entire life I mean since I was five. You get pretty good at finding and employing coping mechanisms when you deal with a problem that’s as pervasive and persistent as chronic illness. Getting through life with coping mechanisms is sub-par at best. I […]

We need to talk fiscal cliff, people! Not from the perspective of spreading fear and angst regarding some potential catastrophic fiscal happening coming in our near future, but more so from the perspective of what it means to the way Americans think about budgeting, debt and fiscal policies in general. But first, what is the […]

  This month Doug and I will celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary. While that may not seem like a lot of time to become an expert on anything, we’ve made a concentrated number of mistakes that, I am sure, have more than doubled our “on the ground” knowledge of what it takes to make a marriage […]

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.” – Proverbs 3:5-7 (NLT) If I’m being really […]

“He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.” – Psalm 40:3 (NLT) Over the years I’ve had the chance to watch a number of people put their trust in […]

“Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.” – Psalm 37:3-5 (NLT) Let’s be honest. Most of us can […]

“I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!” – Psalm 91:2 (AMP) Psalm 91 is an awesome chapter of scripture. In it we’re told of all the amazing things God will do to keep us safe. […]

“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven? And if you are not faithful with other […]

“And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].” – Mark 16:15 (AMP) After his death and resurrection, Jesus issued a commission to the disciples commanding them to go into all the earth to preach the […]