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What Keeps Us from Looking like Jesus?
As students were presented with awards at the end of the school year, I was especially pleased to hear about the recognition one of our grandsons received at the Christian school he attends. He was given the award for Christlikeness, a high honor that was reserved for only one student in each grade level. While…
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A New Direction but the Same God
Our oldest grandson is one of the many high school students who are graduating this year. It is a significant milestone as these young people leave one phase of their lives and commence a new and different facet of their journey. We face similar pivotal moments at various times throughout our lives – getting married,…
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During Busy Times Refocus on the Lord
For many people this seems to be an especially busy month. It is the time when another school year draws to a close, meaning a lot of end-of-the-year activities for teachers, students, and their families. Some are focused on graduations, not just from high school but from kindergarten and college. In addition to all of…
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Properly Use the Authority Jesus Gives You
Some of you may recall an episode of The Andy Griffith Show in which scrawny Deputy Barney Fife confronts a couple of tough farmers who were illegally selling their produce on the side of the road. They flaunted their physical superiority over the deputy, made fun of him, and caused him to run off scared.…
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Seek to Be More like Jesus
One of our daughters and her family recently came over to our house one evening for a visit. We played a couple of games, including one in which a player tries to get others to say a particular word but can only use gestures in order to do it. It is kind of like charades,…
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