Deliver The Mail Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…are the beginning words of the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service. They’re supposed to imply the commitment to do all in the postal carrier’s ability to get your letter or package to you. But in today’s world of shortages, ambivalence, excuses, and more, their reputation has […]
Doers Do “Is there no end to windy words?” (Spoken by Job to his “miserable comforters” after they had sat silent for seven days, then laid into him with all kinds of erroneous charges as to the reason he was suffering [Job 16: 2,3]). It reminds me of our current political circus. Which is the point of today’s thoughts. As […]
Humility or Hypocrisy “Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?” (Prov. 20:6). In today’s world, one doesn’t have to look very hard or far to find this statement from King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived (I Kings 4:30, 31), true. Doesn’t it push your buttons when our elected officials say or […]
WIIFM* Everywhere I look, there are Help Wanted signs. It seems that anyone who wants to work could find a job. It may be temporary until something you really want is available, but by not working, you’re skills are getting rusty, technology is passing you by, and aside from your leaky bank account shrinking, you’re placing yourself in the way […]
Christ in the Crisis What is a crisis? Where do they come from? Why me? Crises come in all shapes and sizes, from a broken nail to the sudden death of a loved one. From the inane to heart-attack serious. Each person has their own definition of what constitutes a crisis for them. And we can’t judge their rationale, their […]
Victim or Victor The year is gone. The time has come to put it in the rearview and move on. As we look ahead to 2023, we have a choice to make. We can accept the mantle of victim and wallow in self-pity and blame if we’ve experienced a not-what-we-hoped-for year. Or we can thumb our collective noses at the […]