Musings

By Victoria Ostrosky,  Saul the Pharisee was an important man.  He excelled at his profession, being well-versed and zealous in the Mosaic law.  After the risen Jesus knocked him off his donkey and blinded him for three days, Saul discovered that he had been zealous for the wrong thing.  Jesus...

By Pastor David Holland What would you do if God came to your church? How would you act if He came with all His r and sat in the middle row? Most Christians assume He is there every time they go to church. Indeed, Christ promised He would be with...

By Sean Dietrich Nobody knows when it started. But it did. The first jar of pickles to appear on Aunt Bee’s grave in Siler City, North Carolina, showed up in 1989, the year she died. Legend states that the pickles were probably homemade. Although some claim they were store pickles. Since...

By Kirk McCarley The Washington Monument was deteriorating.  The culprit appeared to be the harsh chemicals being applied to clean the edifice.  The cleaning was required in order to eradicate, at least temporarily, the staining caused by a significant amount of excrement, otherwise known as pigeon poop.  This cycle, in one form...

By Rick Moore After traveling to the far south-east of the Caribbean, we flew to the island of Tobago to see the GOAT. Some say Michael Jordan is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). Some say Tom Brady is the GOAT. Some say Elvis Presley is the GOAT. However, we...

By Lauren Catanese, Feeling moody? It happens to us all. One minute we are flying high and happy, and the next we can be ready to scream. And if you are not accepting your emotions or feelings, and instead you are burying them behind sugar, booze or a shopping spree,...

By Victoria Ostrosky Swede, a character in one of my favorite books, Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, says this about miracles: No miracle happens without a witness. To me, that’s an intriguing statement. We experience God’s creation every day at sunrise and sunset. Some people like to call...

By Pastor David Holland Hell stunk of sulfur that day. The essence of rotting eggs wafted through the dark air of Hades as demons and all manner of horrific creatures poked and prodded the new arrival. Fresh meat to taunt gave them a sick pleasure. Laughing and kicking the corpse...

By Lauren Catanese, Letting all of what go? Oh you know, all the to do’s, the supposed to’s, the obligations, the must haves, the why haven’t you done this, why have you not bought this, do this, do that, be this, be that, ugggh!!!! Does anyone else feel like screaming?...

By Kirk McCarley, Metaphorical illustration is used not only in coaching, but by many of us in attempting to connect with others.  For example, in the case of communicating with a musician it can be useful to describe a work team as being in rhythm, not unlike a well-tuned professional...