Monthly Archives: January 2020

In today’s times it seems that the only group that can actually talk about politics intelligently is comedians. Politicians want/have to lie to their voters so they will stay in office. They have to cozy up with many people they do not actually agree with. They basically have to watch very carefully what they sayContinue reading “From my desk: Comedy and politics”

For some this word conjures up images of far East Mysticism, hocus pocus spirits and demonic influences. For others, meditation is a simple practice to help the self both physically and mentally. And finally, the third group that sees meditation as a spiritual, mental, and physical practice. While some Christians may be wary of meditationContinue reading “From my Desk: Meditation”

My family decided to play Family Feud as part of our Christmas celebration. One of the questions was where are the top 5 places kids spend their time at. My parents, aunts, and uncles wanted to say things like movies, roller arena, dance halls because those are the places they grew up hanging out at.Continue reading “The dangers of technology”

Be in the world, but not of it (1 John 2). [Jesus] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped. (Philippians 2:6) But we all recognize that Jesus was still a man apart from the world. He did not sin. He kept himselfContinue reading “From my Desk: Christians call to life on earth”

As we enter the Christmas season its easy to get caught up in all the busyness. There is lots of work to wrap up for the holidays or extra work during the holidays in some cases, presents to shop for friends and family, travel to visit loved ones, cold and flu to fight off, andContinue reading “From my Desk: the reason for the season”

Before I learned the discipline of prayer, my life was very difficult. Though prayer did not immediately change my circumstances, it changed my heart. The last semester of college was filled with anxiety, stress and sleeplessness. The period after graduation was a time of recovery and renewal. Unsure of where I was going, I beganContinue reading “From my Desk: The Power of Prayer”

We all know about the American dream. I mean, don’t we? What is it? In the Declaration of Independence, it says that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Immigrants But what is the pursuit of happiness? Is it fame, wealth, or material possessions? We’ve seen so many celebrities withContinue reading “From my Desk: the pursuit of happiness”

I recently read an article on Facebook posted by a well-meaning friend from church. The article was about a company who have decided to provide an option for their employees to have a microchip embedded in their skin. This microchip would allow them to bypass company badges and corporate log-ons to computers. Similar to howContinue reading “From my Desk: Mark of the Beast”

Laughter, smiling faces, running bodies, mass of arms and hands reaching to hug and touch our skin. This is what I remember the most about Africa. The children were orphans. Left by parents dying of AIDS, too poor to take care of them, strung out on drugs, killed by tribal violence, or many of theContinue reading “From my desk: Gratitude from the least of these”

As a kid, I loved anything to do with knights. I loved the jousting, the sword fighting, the quests, dragons, rescuing damsels in distress, and the code of chivalry. My brothers and I used to pretend sticks were swords and swordfight. We even used our bikes as horses and long tree branches as jousting sticks.Continue reading “From my Desk: Complexity of life”