Faith Maintenance

The opening paragraph in my car’s service history booklet says the following: Regularly maintaining your vehicle is the best way to protect your investment. Proper maintenance is essential to your safety and the safety of your passengers. It will also reward you...

No Time for a Haircut

I need a haircut and I do not have time! You can bet that when I am too busy for a visit to the barber, there are many more important things not getting done. Busyness can cause me to sacrifice the most important issues of the present in order to focus on anxious...

The Ministry of Faultfinding

In literature classes during my college days, I was taught to analyze the works of great authors. At times, however, it seemed as if I was encouraged to search for and find fault with literary giants. As a non-literary giant, this was humorous to me. I had not yet...

The Posture of Trust

A few years ago, a physical therapist said to me, "The pain in your neck is not solely related to your shoulder injury. Some of your pain is resulting from poor posture." Once again, I was reminded of the importance of good posture. Good spiritual posture is...