Right on time

The late D. Eugene Briscoe, my supervisor of long ago, taught me the values of time management and punctuality. Some would say it was an obsession with him. However, those good lessons learned have served me well throughout my career. So I am very grateful.Using time...

With Many People Going Hungry, Will Churches Help?

More world citizens and more Americans go hungry each day than ever before in the history of the world. One billion people out of the 6 billion who inhabit the earth do not have enough to eat. Almost 17 percent of the world’s population – one in six people, in...

The Lord’s Prayer: Forgiving Those Who Wronged Us

Each Sunday, Christians across the world recite in communal worship the words of the Lord’s Prayer. Yet like many of the recitations we memorize and repeat, especially those that proclaim what we believe, reciting the Lord’s Prayer can become a somewhat...

Stopping traffic

In yesterday’s foggy dawn, as I drove Samuel’s carpool to school, we noticed traffic beginning to back up at an unusual spot on the road. We’re accustomed to backups, for the formerly rural area in which we live is now peppered with subdivisions and...

Teddy Roosevelt’s 10 Reasons for Going to Church

Some people go to church regularly, some go occasionally, and others seldom go at all. How important is church participation? Are there good reasons that I should go to church? Actually, the Bible calls on believers to be the church, and not just go to church. But to...