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Recently, I completed another trip around the sun (thank you Lori, for that birthday analogy). Throughout the day, the Beatle’s song, “When I’m 64” kept playing in my head because, well, I turned 64! I love the catchy little tune, but I must say the lyrics make us...

I just added a new scar to my collection, and it is a doozy! It is about five inches long across the back of my arm and over my elbow. What this scar represents is God’s protection and provision at a time of helplessness and pain. I’m not sure how it happened; all I...

I saw a beautiful thing the other day; something I have never seen before and will likely never see again. As I was driving down Alpharetta Highway, I saw a man sitting on a bus stop bench playing his guitar. He was just strumming away like there was not a soul around...

This post is dedicated to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your light shines on.   I’ve been chasing after success most of my life. Even as that impending retirement date draws closer, I’m already planning for my next venture as a small business owner. A...

Have you ever been afraid? Of course, you have. We have all had to face fear, whether it was fear of the dark in our childhood bedrooms, or the more recent anxieties caused by the invisible airborne assailant called COVID. So, what do we do with this lifelong...

Imagine living in a city that had been decimated – gates burned, great walls destroyed and reduced to rubble. For the exiled Israelites who returned to Jerusalem after it was destroyed by the Babylonians, the scene must have seemed hopeless.      Over in Babylon,...

We recently ushered in the new year and with it, fresh hopes, and new dreams. This is often a time when many of us examine ourselves and identify areas we would like to change or improve, with those desired changes taking the form of resolutions. Other folks, like me, see the new year as a good time to set or reset goals. No matter the outcome, the purpose is similar: As the calendar moves from one year to the next, we stop, we plan and then measure success before the calendar transitions again.

Today is the first day of Advent. I confess that I’ve not historically been one to make a big deal out of it. Growing up, we’d bring out the Advent calendar – the one with the little paper doors to open each day – and put the Advent wreath on the table. But beyond the...

This morning, I stopped. I put down the phone, abandoned my usual routine, walked outside and found a seat on the patio. With absolutely nothing planned, I simply sat still in the silence. Then, it happened.      God’s perfect creation woke up and I found myself not...

Oh, the wisdom of young babes … While helping in my church’s learning center one Sunday, I was sitting on the floor with a bunch of four-year-olds as the teacher began her lesson. Wanting to grab their attention quickly, she asked a question, “What do you think God...