On the 23rd day of March, in the 23rd chapter, the 23rd verse caught my eye. (By the way my favorite basketball player of all time wore 23 as well. Any guesses?) "Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wi...  Read More

I recently witnessed a large transaction (exchange of property for money) agreed upon through a simple handshake. No contracts, no paperwork, no problems. I was left in shock when I heard the reasonin...  Read More

There is a plethora of gems in this chapter. I love verses 22 and 31 when taken together. Verse 22 says, one who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which ...  Read More

'Tombstone' is a movie that cracks my list of “favorite all-time movies.” During a tense scene in the movie, an outlaw gunman named Johnny Ringo claims that no man can beat him in a gunfight. He throw...  Read More

I recently ran across an article that correlated the required amount of income, per year, per family, in each U.S. State to “make you happy.” This article postulated that there is a threshold of happi...  Read More

I recently found out not all “followers” or “friends” on social media are created equal. In other words, we may have hundreds, even thousands of friends that we may not even know. In fact, there are w...  Read More

I am fascinated by how many of my childhood idols are falling from grace. Most recently Michael Jackson and R. Kelly, but the list goes on to include Bill Cosby, Lance Armstrong, OJ Simpson, Tiger Woo...  Read More

I love the tag-line from the recent Farmers Insurance commercials, “We know a thing or two, because we have seen a thing or two.” Experience is something that can never be taught, it is only acquired ...  Read More

I am convinced that we have lost the art of communication. Sarcasm, irony, mockery and puns, are the “go-to” forms of expression. These play out in the form of hashtags memes and twitter posts. We hav...  Read More

Frank Sinatra had a hit song in 1969 entitled “My Way.” It’s a catchy song you sometimes hear played at funerals. One line in the tune still doesn’t sit well with me, “Regrets, I’ve had a few but then...  Read More

Like a nagging cold, foot-in-mouth illness is something that follows me around. Maybe you can relate? Verse 3 Hit me like a ton of bricks, “Careful words make for a careful life; careless talk may rui...  Read More

“Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.” Have you ever heard that proverb? Sounds good, right? Yet, as I think of Jesus and some of the people He rolled with, the proverb falls ap...  Read More