Each day this week, I am posting about one of the "Essentials"--the things that we need in our lives to be spiritually healthy. Of course, I am speaking as a Christian, which will be obvious in this …
Essential Prayer
Prayer, simply defined, is more than the meaning of the old English word "pray" (ask). It is communication with God. Prayer is recognition of God's presence with us at all times, and a refusal to …
Essential Worship
Yesterday I posted about the Essentials--those things God built us to thrive on spiritually--and without which we cannot be healthy--or even live--spiritually. Today, I want to write about the first, …
Essential Life
Last week I wrote about the value of assessment--finding out if we are healthy enough to face what we are about to encounter. Since we don't know what that is, we need to be sure we are as healthy as …
The Importance of Tests
Last week, after spending over an hour talking with my oncologist, I knew I had to go through a number of tests before we could make the decisions regarding my treatment. I asked the doctor when we …
The Bad News and the Good News.
The bad news: This morning I informed my congregation that I have been diagnosed with a serious and very rare form of cancer originating in the bone marrow—Amyloidosis (Type AL) (for a recording of …