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The Miss Piggy Syndrome

You remember Miss Piggy. She was the loud, flamboyant, glamorous, excessive, vain girlfriend (or wife, I’m not exactly sure which) of Kermit the Frog on The Muppets. Miss Piggy had a no-holds-barred attitude and outlook on life. Her view of life was, Eat what you...

ME

The most significant detriment to my testimony – is me. The person who stands in the greatest need of forgiveness, both from you, others, and God – is me. The person I know who fails God more than anybody else – is me.  And the most undeserving...

Life is Hard but God is Good

Last week, Marianne and I took a long-overdue, much-needed vacation.  We spent a glorious week with my sister and brother-in-law, nestled in a picturesque log cabin on a lake near Sevierville, Tennessee.  My story today begins with my good friend, Pastor Ron...

Change (It Sneaks Up On You!) 

Last week’s column was about change.  I want to continue with that theme today.  April 9th, I turned seventy.  Have you ever noticed how the older you become, the more the terminology regarding your birthday changes? Infants are celebrated by months.  People will...

Change

Mark Twain said, “The only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper.”  Let’s face it: change is a difficult thing that most people don’t handle well.     Several years ago, I decided to do away with our home phone and only use our...

Red Roses in a Coca-Cola Vase

It was just a simple Coca-Cola bottle vase that contained six red roses.  And while it may not have appeared extraordinary to anybody else, it was a great treasure to me.  Let me explain.  A few weeks earlier, I mentioned in a sermon that we should give...