How often have you heard a statement that “stopped you in your tracks” and really caused you to think? Please allow me to share with you one such statement that had that impact on me. The statement was only one sentence in a sermon delivered by a preacher, but the impact was so strong that I still remember it years after I heard it. It was also strong enough to make me forget everything else that was said during that sermon. Here, in its entirety is that statement:  “You, at this very moment, are as close to God as you have chosen to be.” Could that possibly be true? Is it not…

Jim and I went out for breakfast recently and, while we were enjoying our breakfast, a woman came in who, I would guess, was middle aged. She was rather large and was wearing really short shorts and a skimpy top. The thought crossed my mind – have you looked in a mirror lately? However, this is not a post about immodest apparel or even one about judging people by what they are wearing or even what they are doing. It’s so easy to do that and come away from it thinking that we are better somehow than others. It is a post about something that has been occupying my mind a…

As many of you know, I love humor. I enjoy a good, clean joke. I enjoy being around people who can share humorous experiences. I just love to laugh and I love to be around people who laugh.   I even enjoy laughing at myself. When you mess up and do as many stupid things as I do, that’s not a bad trait to have. It seems to me that, sometimes, the most effective humor contains a kernel of truth. There are times when there is much more than merely that kernel. There are times when humor can make a person stop and think. There are even times when that thinking causes a person to think seriously and…

I was going through some “online files” recently and found the material below. I wish I knew the source of this, but I do not. Somebody besides me deserves the credit.  I realize that this post is shorter than normal, but I know somebody who needs to read and heed it. I see him every time I look into the mirror.   Maybe this will be of benefit to you as well. — Jim Faughn —————– Ten Rules for Happier Living 1. Give something away (no strings attached). 2. Do a kindness (and forget it). 3. Spend a few minutes with the aged (their experience is a priceless guidance). 4. Look intently into…

I know a lot of people say that the devil is after them in a joking way. I’m not joking! For several months now, I have felt like I am under attack, and, no matter how hard I try, it still seems like the devil is right there just two steps behind me and has me in his sights. I know I’m not alone in the way I am feeling because when I spend any time on Facebook, I see this same sentiment (or something like it) from many of my friends and acquaintances.   I know the Bible descriptions of how Satan comes after us, “…Your adversary, the devil, prowls around…

What do the following have in common? The year of a devastating flood in our areaThe year of my birthThe year of John F. Kennedy’s assassinationThe year of our oldest child’s birthThe year of the events we now refer to as “9-11”The year during which people are dealing with Covid-19 Here are some  hints. My parents lived through what those of that generation who are still with us refer to as “the ‘37 flood.” Since that was a little more than a decade before I was born, it really doesn’t mean as much to me as it did to those who experienced it. What was reality for them is history for me.…