Author: Administrador

Topics: Anxiety; Depression; Failure; Hope; Hopelessness; Insecurity; Insignificance References: Proverbs 13:12; Ecclesiastes 1; Matthew 5:3–5; 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz often reflected on the sadness of life through his characters. He seemed to love losers; even Charlie Brown’s baseball idol, Joe Shlabotnik, was the worst player in the pros, and with that came … Continue reading “LOVING
THE LOSERS”

Topics: Conscience; Guilt; Regret Reference: Hebrews 10:1–4, 22 Sarah was very rich. Her income was $1,000 a day, but she had also inherited $20 million. That was in the late 1800s. By today’s standards Sarah would have been a billionaire. But Sarah was also miserable. Her only child died at five weeks. Then her husband … Continue reading “MANSION
FOR THE DEAD”

Topics: Bible; Questions Reference: Proverbs 17:22 Q.     What kind of man was Boaz before he married? A.     Ruthless. Q.     Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A.     Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q.     Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A.     Pharaoh’s daughter. She went down to the bank of the … Continue reading “BIBLE
QUIZ”

Topics: Doubt; God; Limitations; Mysteries; Questions References: Psalm 8:3–4; Isaiah 40:12–14; Romans 11:33–36 If you’re pondering the imponderables, here are more to add to the list: •     You tell a man there are 400 billion stars, and he’ll believe you. But tell him a bench has wet paint, and he has to touch it. Why? •     Why … Continue reading “BRAIN
TEASERS”

Topics: Attitudes; Circumstances and Faith; Confidence; Encouragement; Overcoming; Perseverance; Persistence; Perspective; Problems; Trust; Victory References: 2 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 10:36; 12:1–2 A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game. He asked one of the youngsters what the score was. “We’re losing 18 to nothing” was the answer. “I must say, you don’t look … Continue reading “COMING
TO BAT”

Topics: Birth of Christ; Christmas; Last Things; Second Coming Reference: Revelation 22:20 When Pastor David Peterson was preparing a sermon, his little daughter came in and asked, “Daddy, can we play?” “I’m awfully sorry, sweetheart, but I’m right in the middle of preparing this sermon. In about an hour I can play,” her dad said. … Continue reading “GOOD
THINGS AHEAD”

Topics: Addiction; Depression; Despair; Drugs; Pleasure; Purpose References: John 4:13–14; 1 John 2:15–17 “Life has not been worth living for me. That’s the honest truth.” That’s what former New York Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry said in response to Circuit Judge Florence Foster’s question about why he used drugs. —Jack Curry, “Strawberry Still Missing and Faces … Continue reading “DARRYL
AND DRUGS”

Topics: Jesus Christ; Love; Regret; Sacrifice References: Romans 5:8; 1 Peter 3:18 Ivan, a Vietnam veteran who lives in Denver, is tormented by something that happened more than three decades ago. While in Vietnam, Ivan’s squad befriended some Vietnamese village children who visited the men daily to peddle candy. Ivan became like a father to … Continue reading “REMEMBERING
KIM”

Topics: Anger; Emotions; Feelings; Forgiveness; Healing; Memories; Pain; Suffering Reference: Philippians 1:6 When my mother-in-law first married, she was in a serious car accident that threw her into the windshield (it was in the days before mandatory seat belts). Long after glass had been removed from her face and the scars healed, she would periodically … Continue reading “BROKEN
GLASS RESURFACES”

Topics: Attitudes; Circumstances and Faith; Joy; Pain; Perspective; Suffering; Thanksgiving; Worship References: Psalm 30; Ephesians 5:20; Philippians 4:4–6; 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18; 1 Peter 1:3–9 I had a severe cervical spinal injury. The pain was so excruciating that the hospital staff couldn’t do an MRI until I was significantly sedated. The MRI showed significant damage at … Continue reading “LEARNING
FROM A BIRD”