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Poetry is a form of expression that early in my life caught my attention. I have always had a love affair with words and when I first read, "I think that…

 One of the traits that young people have today s a feeling that they can have it all. Previous generations reckoned with the thought that since you can’t have it…

​We, in the Midwest have already had a few cool days. If the weather is any indication, we might be looking at an early onslaught of winter. An early winter might…

When I think of commentaries today, I think that logic should be a required course in school. Logic according to definition is:  reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles…

We’ve been talking about Job this week. There is no doubt that Job suffered many things during his trial: losing his children, losing his wealth, losing his health. It looked…

One thing that astounds me particularly in this election season is the power that we have given to a man. One man has done this and that and it caused…

What a blessing when you reflect on the words that Job gave to his friends after they had ridiculed him and told him in no uncertain terms that he was…

When you give someone, anyone license to work in your behalf, you have to have a great deal of confidence in them. The kind of confidence that comes with a…

 We are still talking about rest. About the kind of rest that only God can give. The Israelites that did make it over in the Promise Land felt like they…

​While we may inherit certain physical characteristics through DNA and others through association, thankfully God does not judge us according to the sins of our Fathers. Each of us have…