REFLECTIONS . . . Boundaries We got a great start in our Boundaries Study this past week.  We learned that the boundaries in our lives are just as important as the physical boundaries in the world around us.  These boundaries help us know when to say "yes" and when to say "no" to take ...

REFLECTIONS . . . Boundaries Physical boundaries play a very important role in our lives and culture.  Basically they tell us where one thing ends and another begins.  Countries, states, counties, cities, neighborhoods, yards and houses are all defined by...

REFLECTIONS . . . "One Thing" Do you remember the old movie "City Slickers"?  In that movie Billy Chrystal played a 40 something year old guy who was having a mid-life crisis.  He felt torn between his obligations and his dreams.  His life was pulled in so many different directions, ...

REFLECTIONS . . . Impression Management Have you ever had someone say, "I don't watch much TV, but did you see "such-n-such" show last night?"  Or in school were you ever guilty of saying, "Oh, I hardly studied for that test!"  How about, "I can't read that document because I ...

REFLECTIONS . . . FREEDOM IS NOT FREE Memorial Day means many things to many people.  To some, it is the unofficial kickoff for the summer season with family get togethers and cookouts.  To others, it means a day off with shopping sales to investigate.  To still ...

REFLECTIONS . . . "Is He real to you?" One night after the devotion and family prayers, Logan looked at me with his big blue eyes and asked a question.  "Daddy, I want Jesus to be real to me.  How can we make Him real?"  You see he wanted to see Jesus, touch Jesus, and hear ...

REFLECTIONS . . . PRIDE Pride comes in many forms.  There is good old fashioned vanity -- being preoccupied with our appearance or image.  (If you immediately look for yourself in any group picture, that is vanity.)  It is probably the most common form of pride but thankfully not ...

REFLECTIONS . . . Hurry Sickness ... Do you stand at the microwave holding the handle waiting impatiently for the time to finish?  As you approach a red light, do you change lanes depending on the number and type of cars in each lane?  When checking out at the grocery store, do you not ...

REFLECTIONS . . . One of the most demanding times in my life growing up was two-a-day football practices in high school.  Every year in August we would go away for two weeks to an old run down camp out in the middle of no where.  There was no air conditioning, no privacy and very ...

REFLECTIONS . . . The oldest sin in the Bible is pride and it is still a problem today -- especially among Christians.  Strangely enough it is also one of the most tolerated sins in Christian circles.  If someone drinks, smokes or sleeps around they can fully expect to be called out by ...