Insights and meditations for the thoughtful Christian life.
In the 1990s, a very large, prestigious medical school and hospital system offered me the opportunity to partner with them. I was a solo internist/ entrepreneur who had labored for over a decade to run a financially solvent medical center. The…
You Have an Assignment God has a purpose for every life on Earth, but not every life on Earth cares about God’s purpose for their lives. Like Jonah, who ran away from his assignment, and was swallowed by a whale that delivered…
Fathers are uniquely able to influence the lives of their children because they are close-by. According to what’s in his heart, a father wields good or evil influence over his children. Whether physically absent or emotionally distant, fathers maintain proximity to their children…
Fathers protect their families and communities. When fathers are absent, children are more likely to drop out of school, experiment with drugs, and spend time in jail. Biological fathers help to procreate, but good fathers actively guide and teach their children…
On this Earth, there is no lack of mean-spirited thoughts and actions. Whether watching the TV news, reading the papers, trying to move up at work or network in a church, there’s no escaping back-biting, gossip, and cruelty. Compassion has…
Gifts are a sure way to show love. Contrary to popular belief, the thought isn’t the only thing that counts. Gifts have to meet a standard of satisfaction with the recipient, and a good gift is the one the recipient thinks is wonderful. Birthdays,…
Objects declare, show, or speak the “style” of the person who made it. People talk about an “artist’s touch” and you can often tell the author of a painting and by its brush strokes. Paintings by Picasso, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Romare Bearden…
Stillness is difficult to practice, especially when there are so many things to get your attention. There are serious things like bills, job responsibilities and upward mobility, personal and family health issues, civic and church demands, concerns about the past,…
The hard thing about forgiveness is that you often have to forgive when you feel least inclined to do so. Forgiveness is like a bitter medicine that cures many a hardness and fever of the mind and heart. Because forgiveness…
Christians are often accused of being narrow-minded, but that is not the case. There are narrow- minded people who obscure and profane the love of God, which is wide and deep. These people call themselves Christians, but their actions are anything but.…
