Enjoy encouragement, entertainment, endorphins
Welcome to hope and humor! Brain imaging has revealed laughter produces natural opiates which promote a sense of euphoria and
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Hope
Giving thanks despite pandemic, supply chain crisis
Last year—in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—I posted, “Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?” Thanks to masks and
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‘Twas the Night Before Voting . . .
Watch the video ‘Twas the night before voting, when all through the land, Every voter was fretting and wringing their
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Christians get do-overs
Olympic athletes don’t get do-overs Japan’s gymnast “King” Kohei Uchimura had reigned supreme winning every world and Olympic title from
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Hope and help for suicidal thoughts
The National Center for Health Statistics recently reported that the suicide rate across the U.S. increased 35% between 1999 and
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Writing in the Dark
Hi, I’m Jim. I have clinical depression. That’s probably a bit of a shock to those who know me simply
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Dare to be ordinary
From motivational posters and speakers to “positive thinking” and prosperity preaching, we’ve been taught that we can have whatever we
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Living a Spirit-filled life
Today, churches celebrate God’s Spirit being freely poured out on the early church: Pentecost Sunday. Prior to this, God’s Spirit
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Top ten ways God may be working COVID-19 for good
Watch video I have in my right hand, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today category: Top
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For kids: Calming COVID-19 concerns
Watch video Hey kids! Nearly every generation has faced some kind of worldwide health crisis. I’ve survived two of them,
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What would Jesus say about COVID-19?
Watch video During the time of Jesus, leprosy, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and dysentery suppressed life expectancy to the age of
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Son of a saint!
When godly parents have not-so-godly children Then Manoah prayed to the Lord: “O Lord, I beg you . . .
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Are you listening to God or Goliath?
For 90 days, the nine-foot, nine-inch Philistine warrior would strut out each and every morning, blaspheming the name of God
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Mr. Rogers’ ‘Terrible day in neighborhood’
I’m sure that even Mr. Rogers had one of those days: It’s a terrible day in the neighborhood, A terrible
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God, I don’t understand . . .
. . . unanswered prayer. . . . unfulfilled promises. . . . unpunished evil. You’re not alone if you’re
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