Maintaining Hope in an Environment of Fear

Maintaining Hope in an Environment of Fear

Too much bad news… Lately, it seems that every time I turn on the TV or catch a snippet of news online or in a newspaper, I am bombarded with disappointing and scary information.  The economy is failing.  The stock market is breaking records, plunging downward. ...
Title or Towel?

Title or Towel?

“Lent is a season of preparation, but it should never be morose – an annual ordeal during which we begrudgingly forgo a handful of pleasures. After all, it is meant to be our springtime, when out of the darkness of winter’s deaths, a repentant, empowered people...
The Lord Is Real: That’s Enough.

The Lord Is Real: That’s Enough.

Since I first became a follower of Christ, my experience with God has contained several mental and emotional mini-explosions–sudden bursts of light in dark places, taken down a peg when I was too big for my britches, or filled with inexplicable joy.   These...