Lessons Learned from Movie Theater Popcorn

One of the simple pleasures in life for my wife Lynne and me is to attend a movie at a local movie theater.  What makes it most pleasurable is not the movie – though obviously we want the movie to be good. The pleasure comes from throwing health caution to the wind...

Consider Your Ways

In late 1979, as a young husband and father, I had a “consider-your-ways” moment.  Lynne and I had been married nearly five years, and our girls were two and six months respectively.  By our choice, Lynne was a stay-at-home mom.  As is the case for many young marrieds...

When God Doesn’t Live Up to Your Expectations

It was a Saturday in 1979.  Where I was, I had no business being. I was lying under one of our cars trying to replace a freeze plug that was leaking in the engine. I say I had no business being there because I knew nothing about repairing cars and had a bare minimum...

After the Shock Wears Off

“My soul weeps because of grief.  Strengthen me according to your word.” (Psalm 118.28 ESV) I am a student of grief.  The classrooms for my grief studies have primarily been four – my own grief experiences, studies of the writings of grief experts, observing others as...

Is He or Isn’t He?

Whether a person is religious or not, everyone has a faith system by which he or she lives.  All individuals have basic core beliefs which help both shape their worldview.  The foundational core belief is what he or she believes regarding whether God is or God isn’t. ...