Most people want to believe the best of themselves. We have an idealized image of ourselves in our brain, and sometimes this "image" is so different from the reality that…
My grandmother use to say "Your actions are so loud I can't hear what you are saying." When I was small, I didn't understand what she was trying to teach…
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On Tuesday, October 19, and Tuesday, October 26 I was honored to be the featured speaker at St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Macon, GA. Annually they have speakers come and…
I’m not a big, outdoorsy, guy. So, camping out was never something I really enjoyed, except for this one time. Me and my best friend, Mark, had a great “fort”…
What if every time you turn around, no matter what happens, it ends up helping you? It seemed like it was one of those days. All the traffic lights were…
At a recent spiritual retreat, I was asked to conduct, I was asked how one should prepare to deal with questions about the faith when others ask about it. Usually,…
"You sure are sure of yourself." She said it like it was a bad thing to be confident and act on that confidence. And it really confused me, until a…
Several years ago there was a song that was popular on Christian radio stations that still strikes me as a powerful reminder of a central truth: People Need the Lord.
"Every…
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." The quote has been described as an Arabic proverb, but more likely it comes from advice given in India by a leader…