“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” “A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone tired.” (Proverbs 17:22 various translations) The impact of laughter is well documented. Studies show it lowers blood pressure and reduces hypertension and stress ...  Read More

I am reminded of the white rabbit in Alice In Wonderland, a fictitious story written by Lewis Carroll. This rabbit was dressed in a vest and topcoat and wore glasses. The character is remembered for looking at his pocket watch saying, “I’m late for a very important date.” He constantly worried about the fury of the Queen of Hearts if he was tardy. Alice’s curiosity overcame her fear as she followe...  Read More

First, it is important to define what faith is. It is the confident assurance that something is going to happen. It is a certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us. All through scriptures from Genesis to Revelation we see faith in action with its miraculous results. The best scripture on faith is Hebrews chapter 11. It gives us perfect examples how faith was effective in the lives of God’s ...  Read More

“One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4 NIV). In order to succeed, there are certain things you must surrender to God. You can’t be friends with everyone. There are people who come into your life, but not everyone will stay. Some will enter yo...  Read More

I Remember a song by Doris Day in 1956 called “Que Sera Sera”. I really loved that song because it predicted my future and made me look forward to who I would marry one day. It was about a young girl asking her mother, “Will I be rich, will I fall in love?” Her mother would answer each question with, “Que Sera, Sera.” In other words what will be will be; the future is not ours to see, “Que, Sera, ...  Read More

Being double-minded means being of two minds, indecisive, vacillating, or ambivalent. We have the free will to choose what we want or don’t want, but sometimes we are influenced by our environment. Years ago, when I went out to eat, I would look at the menu and know what I wanted. This would be until the server brought someone else’s food to them. Then after scoping their order, I would immediatel...  Read More