Whatevering

Whatevering

What’s your go-to word when you want to say something but run out of words? Mine? “Whatever.” The Bible offers a whatevering alternative: Philippians 4:8 “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is...
How Do I Handle Toxic People in a Toxic World?

How Do I Handle Toxic People in a Toxic World?

On November 1, 2006 Alexander Litvinenko, a former lieutenant colonel of Russia’s Federal Security Service, suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized. Three weeks later, he was dead, a victim of a toxic substance identified as polonium-210, a radioisotope that caused a...
The Real Big “C”

The Real Big “C”

Some of you are aware that I recently came through a bout with throat cancer beneath my tongue and underwent chemo and radiation treatment. This was not my first bout with cancer. A number of years ago I was diagnosed with Melanoma cancer. Melanoma is the least common...
Quiet Your Heart

Quiet Your Heart

Have you noticed how noisy it has become lately? It isn’t simply the noise and din of traffic, the roar of jet engines, and the blare of radio, TV, and stereo players. There’s the noise of people, the endless chatter of meaningless conversation, and the weariness of...
Worship

Worship

Will you allow me a bit—just a tiny bit—of self-indulgence? I love to sing. Always have. Always will. I’ll probably be eternally singing. And that’s no joke. But read on. In high school, circa nineteen kopong-kopong (a long long time ago), I dreamt of...