Our Great Creator and Entertainer
My typical Sunday morning routine is to listen to an online church service or Christian video while I’m endeavoring to “beautify” myself — hair, make-up, clothes selection, etc. Yesterday, my search left me wanting, so I stopped looking. I promptly apologized to God and said, “How could I be looking for something to entertain me…
What Distracts Us From Who is Most Important
While taking my 14-year-old grandson to school yesterday, he asked me whether I had read C.S. Lewis’ book, “The Screwtape Letters”, as it is his required reading for English this semester. I hadn’t, though I have great respect for C.S. Lewis’ notoriety as one of the premier writers of his times and, even now, his…
We All Need Somebody to Lean On!
This post is a follow-up to my “No Man is an Island” post from yesterday. My heart ached when I heard about Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain recently taking their lives. I didn’t know them, but I remembered a precious friend, who recently took her life. Depression is real. Heartbreak is real. Loneliness is real.…
So Heavenly Minded, No Earthly Good
Clever and catchy cliché, isn’t it? Heavenly Minded: Having the thoughts and affections on heaven and heavenly things, devout, holy, godly I confess I said “She’s so heavenly minded, she’s no earthly good” about this super pious Bible college student who stayed in her apartment, fasted and prayed, and studied the Bible all day. At…
The Greatest of These is Love
Today, September 11th, 13 years later, we still remember the lives that were lost and the heroes who did what no one thought possible. We remember sacrifice. We remember courage. We remember greatness. And, following in our Master’s footsteps, we choose to love our neighbor, to love our enemies, and to forgive. C.S. Lewis put…