Category Archives: Devotional Thoughts

Plato once imagined the spiritual journey as a chariot moving through the wilderness of life, with the soul as the charioteer trying to rein in two powerful horses: the horse of anger or passion, and the horse of reason or … Continue reading →

One of my favorite Peanuts cartoons showed Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown. She said, “Guess what, Chuck. The first day of school and I got sent to the principal’s office. It was your fault, Chuck.” He said, “My fault? … Continue reading →

An unknown author once penned… We are living a Gospel A chapter each day, By deed that we do, By word that we say; Men read what we live, Whether faithless or true, Say! What is the Gospel According to … Continue reading →

Evidence for an over inflated opinion of ourselves comes from the College Board that administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT exam, which millions of high school students take each year. On that test there are a number of other … Continue reading →

Christie Kerr of the School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, and Rob Jenkins of the Department of Psychology at the University of New York worked together to study the usefulness of capturing images reflected in the pupils of one’s eye. … Continue reading →

Even if we live where it rarely snows, the phrase is a familiar one – “essential personnel.” When budget talks collapse and the government shuts down, this is the phrase that is trotted out – “essential personnel.” When the earth … Continue reading →

A persistent judgment leveled against parents today is this: they gladly provide their children with every resource: Leaders, coaches, teachers, tutors, and youth workers. Certainly children should be happy and well-adjusted. They have everything money can buy. But they do … Continue reading →

A young soldier was utterly humiliated by his senior officer. The officer had gone beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in disciplining the young soldier and knew it, so he said nothing as the younger man said through clenched teeth, … Continue reading →

We need a community around us. Years ago, when speaker of the house Sam Rayburn heard that he had terminal cancer, he shocked everyone when he announced that he was going back to his small town in Bonham, Texas. Everyone … Continue reading →

Mr. Meant To has a comrade, And his name is Didn’t Do; Have you ever chanced to meet them? Did they ever call on you? These two fellows live together In the house of Never Win; And I’m told that … Continue reading →