Have you ever seen a movie where the hero needs to keep his grip or he’ll fall to his death? It’s always a cliffhanger (pun intended). Sometimes he’s hanging on with just a few fingers. We’re watching it on the movie screen and wondering if we can do the same (or maybe that is just… Read More Don’t lose your grip
I’ve been in an accident. These are the words I heard on the phone spoken by my wife early in the morning last Friday.… Read More I’ve been in an accident.
Do you like getting a good deal? Who doesn’t? I learned a lot when I couldn’t pay a price.… Read More How much did you pay?
As a kid, nothing made me happier than going to the beach. The beach I loved the most was Saint Augustine beach in Florida. Every summer we would go for a week of vacation. Although I was in elementary school, I still have a vivid memory of something that happened during one of our weeks… Read More What’s in your backyard?
The large glaring pink stain was staring at them from the middle of the room. “We can’t have the people over tonight.” “We can’t have the life group meeting tonight.” This was the statement the wife said to her husband when he returned home. He could see that his young daughter in the corner of… Read More A little is all you need
What comes to mind when you hear the word “disciple” or “follower?” I will go out on a limb, but I doubt you were not thinking of the words “talmid” or “talmidim.” They translate these old words from Aramaic and Hebrew as a disciple or follower but there is no easy way to identify in… Read More Contract Christians?
Now what? What am I going to do now? He’s an excellent tip that will keep things in a manageable perspective. A test pilot has a test for evaluating potential problems. When something goes wrong, they ask this question, ‘Is this thing still flying?’ If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no… Read More Is this thing flying?
Would there be another name for a miracle? What else we can compare to a mother’s love? I can say many things about it, but few know its depths. It comprises intense devotion. It stays firm in the face of sacrifice and pain. It is patient and forgiving. And although the heart can break, it… Read More Have you ever seen it?
when we value people, places in our lives, they become meaningful and we become better people.… Read More The ingredient you missed in people
Timothy Dickert 