As Christians, we know that we are commanded to contentment. There is a sprinkling of passages throughout the Bible that address contentment. Psalm 37:16 says, “A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.” In Luke 12:15, Jesus said,...
On my office desk sits a wooden plaque. It says simply, “Grace, grit, & gratitude.” I’ve called it my motto for this season of my life. I want to live life with lots of grace, a little grit, and loads of gratitude. I don’t always—maybe not even often—but I want...
We have just celebrated a very special holiday—July 4th, Independence Day. On that day, we celebrate the unique freedoms we enjoy as American citizens and the Declaration principles that made it all possible. Yet there is a little healthy fear mixed with the...
Some people would say, “Well, obviously, we are celebrating America’s independence from Great Britain.” And certainly, that is part of the answer. But the Continental Congress had already voted for independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. In fact, on July 3,...
Like many words in our English language, the word “progressive” has been highjacked. In the political context, the word progressive makes you think of a liberal or Left-leaning person who believes that the Constitution of the United States is a list of suggestions for...
