First of all, have a very blessed 2009! Happy is a strange word. It's pretty pagan in origin and it has to do with Fortune. "Fortune" comes from the cult of the Roman godess Fortuna, which was styled after the Greek female goddess Tyche. All of this had to do with luck and superstition of course. The Biblical concept of well being has nothing to do with LUCK and FORTUNE (or fortune cookies for

These days everyone is talking about “the crisis”. Or may be better THE CRISIS. Or T H E C R I S I S. Are there bigger fonts available? Now, what strikes me is how many different things “crisis” could mean to different people. Consider the following: # In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute

On my way to lunch recently, I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama; I need the money." I laughed. In a restaurant my server had on an "Obama 08" tie. Again I laughed. Just imagine the coincidence. When the bill came, I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Barack-Obama-redistribution-of-wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I

It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows. All things else have changed—all things are changing. The sun itself grows dim with age; the world is waxing old; the folding up of the worn-out vesture has commenced; the heavens and earth must soon pass away; they

"They hearts were hardened" (Mark 7:52) The disciples weren't getting the teaching of Jesus. It wasn't because they lacked the intellecual faculties. The blockage was in their hearts. Are there parts of the Word you don't seem to grasp? The key is in your heart, not your head. Don't get discouraged! Keep pressing in! Even when it seems your heart is betraying you and is turning to other