Several years ago, I used to visit terribly poor Gypsy-peasant homes in Romania.  These ‘homes’ would have been condemned in America.  The two-room houses (sometimes only one room) for a family of four to ten were beyond filthy, sparsely furnished,…

Scripture tells us that as followers of Christ we are to be like Him, look like Him, and yes, even smell like Him.  To ‘be’ like Him, in Leviticus 11.44 we read, “For I am the Lord your God .…

Once again, just like that, it’s August.  WHERE did a whole year go – and so terribly quickly?!  I have much to be thankful for in the past year.  God has been so good (yup! – all the time –…

Every year as we celebrate the 4th of July, my heart and mind are drawn to how grateful I am for America.  I say often, “Thank you, Lord, for my having been born and bred in this huge, beyond beautiful…

‘They’ say nowadays that there are almost as many weddings in the month of October as there are in June.  However, I think that in most of our minds, we still think of June as being the ‘wedding-month’.  The thing…

They say to write what you know about.  Well, this is a subject that I really know about!  When I was in high school, I injured my right knee.  The pain was so bad I thought I wasn’t going to…

I wonder sometimes about those who are so preoccupied with day to day life, their future, their kids, their jobs, friendships and just where it is they belong in their journey of life.  I have met those, though, who are…

A famous comedienne once said, “I’ve been rich, and I’ve been poor.  I like being rich better”.  For me it’s, “I’ve been healthy, and I’ve not been healthy.  I like being healthy more!”  We can always make some really unwise…

‘And some people brought a man who was blind to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.’  – Mark 8.22 ‘Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him (the leper),’  – Mark 1.41 (Jairus, a synagogue…

Mygoals.com once released its annual predictions of the types of resolutions people are expected to make in the New Year.  They are broken down as follows: – 22% of resolutions involve health and fitness – 18% career – 15% personal…