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“Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.” – Marcus Aurelius The Aurelius quote is a challenge for each of us to understand how truly blessed…

This week I’ve been reading about Moses and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. What I find most interesting about that story is God’s approach to freeing the Israelites.  He, of course, has the power to free them immediately.  But God doesn’t do that.  Instead, He brings locusts, hail, gnats and all sorts of other…

“…for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”  Galatians 3:26-27 How someone dresses says a lot about them. Rebellious teens dress in a manner designed to irritate their parents.  Creative types veer toward more avant garde clothing. …

Whenever my daughter is about to make an obvious bad choice, she’ll say to me, “It’s OK. That is something Future Me will have to deal with.”  It is amusing when she says it, but there is some truth to her approach.  When we make decisions, we should consider what our future selves would think…
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