“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14) If there’s one thing that fateful day ten years ago has taught us, it’s that tomorrow is not promised. If only we could apply that line of thinking to other areas of our life. The truth from the 9/11 tragedy is some of us now realize that the nice cars, big homes, many of the dreams that we have […]

“For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.” (Psalm 103:16) Beloit College, a small Wisconsin liberal arts college, released its thirteenth annual Mindset List this week. The list provides context for how eighteen year-olds entering college this fall view their world. School spokesman Ron Nief told the Associated Press that the list “is the most popular back-to-school topic” in higher education. He said everyone from professors to military officials used the list to try to better relate to young […]

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” (Psalms 37:74) Hurricane Irene is approaching the U.S. mainland, and will make landfall somewhere on the east coast on Saturday. The storm reminded me of a devotion I wrote 10 years ago after Hurricane Floyd ravaged my hometown. It’s a very special devotion to me. You’ll soon realize why. The Bible is full of stories about men and women who thought they had all the answers, only to find out that they could not save themselves from what […]

“For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:24) Since I seem to be in constant need of directions to meetings, I rely on an application on my cell phone that gives you audio and visual directions. This device is just what the doctor ordered. You open the program and within a few seconds, satellites pick you up and show your exact location on your phone screen. All you have to do is type in the address for which […]