Tag Archives: mind

Read the Signs

Roadside signs warn us of dangers ahead and lead us in the direction we want to go. Signs along hiking trails do much the same things. Failure to heed the warnings and go in the direction that the signs lead will take us into danger and lead us away from the direction we want toContinue reading “Read the Signs”

Completed Plans

We make plans for everything. We plan what we will do today. We prepare for our vocation with experience and education. Then we plan time off from this vocation with vacation plans. We plan for marriage and family. Ultimately, we plan for retirement and death. Our plans, however, are fallible as we do not controlContinue reading “Completed Plans”

New Self

I am not much of a clothes fashionista. At my age, I really don’t care as much about how the clothes look as much as whether they are comfortable. Some people spend their lives and careers concerned about clothing and styles. Unfortunately, they may look good on the inside but are not so attractive inContinue reading “New Self”

Effective Hope

Medicine, to be effective, must be taken as prescribed by a doctor. Advice or counsel is only effective as the hearer’s response to the advice. I have had to undergo physical therapy a few times. It was only as effective as my willingness to do the prescribed exercises. Lamentations 3:21-22 says, “But this I callContinue reading “Effective Hope”

They Cry, “Peace”

In the news, we see and hear scores of people crying out for peace. In the name of peace, they are taking over college campuses, stopping traffic, and condemning everyone on the other side of the political spectrum. At the same time, families are being destroyed and angry people dominate social media and oftentimes theContinue reading “They Cry, “Peace””