Posts tagged “Patience”
Let there be lights
A few years back, our family took a tour through Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. At one point in a deep, open part of the…
No time for spiritual retirement
The Johnny Depp trial and the latest Top Gun movie have shown me, among other things, that my generation isn’t as young as it…
For women 50 and older (and those who love them)
Paul wrote some curious words about older women: “Teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers…
For men 50 and older (and those who love them) – Part 2
If you’ve ever witnessed a baptism, you might have seen a small crowd of people gathered in front of church. When a child is…
For men 50 and older (and those who love them) – Part 1
Of all the official members of my church, about 7 percent of them are what the apostle Paul called “older men,” a Greek word…
Why the Father lets you suffer
Have you ever wondered why our loving Father lets his children suffer? At any time, God could push the big red button in his…
Loving the unlovable
Dealing with a difficult person is, well, really difficult. Maybe it’s a spouse who nags and snipes. An aggressive coworker. An in-law who makes…
Sin is short-term pleasure
Back in 2011, Miami rapper Pitbull released a song that would flood the airwaves and dominate the charts. In its chorus, he sang about…
Withholding judgment until judgment day
I’ve reached a new milestone: I care about my lawn. I never thought I would be one of those people. But I want my…
Serenity
Reinhold Niebuhr was pastor of Bethel Church in Detroit during the time between two devastating World Wars. He had the habit of writing eloquent…
Stay tuned
Agree or disagree: Streaming TV services have ruined TV watching as we know it. I disagree. If you’re patient, you get to watch an…
Instant gratification
What’s the longest you’ve had to wait for something? The year was 1980. My fifth-grade teacher had taken our whole class to see the…