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Choosing to Face Our Fears
During the recent Winter Olympics, I heard an odd fact about one of the German ski jumpers. It seems that he suffers from a severe fear of heights. While there are a number of people who share that particular phobia, there are probably not too many of them who choose to regularly hurl themselves off…
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God Does Not Contradict Himself
My wife’s recent interaction with our cable provider reinforced the notorious reputation such businesses have for making it difficult for their customers to make changes in their service. First my wife explored our options online and attempted to handle the matter herself on the company’s website. However, after several mixed messages we were left uncertain…
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Show Love While You Can
The recent death of my wife’s sister-in-law reminded me that we shouldn’t take our loved ones for granted. It made me think of an episode of an old classic TV show I watched a couple of weeks ago. The son on The Donna Reed Show was being unusually nice to his older sister. Typically, as…
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Let’s Seek to Overcome Our Biases
Recent events in our country highlight how our biases tend to affect our judgment. When an incident occurs, some people are quick to assign guilt before facts are known or investigations are carried out. Whom we initially blame often corresponds more with our prejudices, emotions, or political alliances rather than with objective reality. For some…
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An Uncertain Future Is in God’s Hands
Typically, in addition to attending my own church, I also tune in each week to watch the recordings of worship services at a couple of other churches. As I was doing so one Sunday recently, some announcements about church activities were being given during the service. It was mentioned how they had postponed a meeting…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 