RAGE!

Yesterday, I experienced extreme road rage. Not just someone who flipped me off and drove off, but an aggressive driver whose actions could have killed me and others. I was traveling on I-5 the major north-south freeway in Oregon. The section I was driving was in the...

SHELTERING IN PLACE IN GOD’S PRESENCE

Many are watching the developments taking place in politics and the reinterpretation of social norms. People are feeling uncertain about the future. Some of the evaluations regarding those issues are correct, but they should not take the primary lead in determining...

A TRUSTED WAY FORWARD

We have entered a moment in history where our faith will be tested in ways this generation has not experienced. We must remove every unnecessary weight from our faith that would weigh us down and prevent us from changing course in a moment’s notice. The coming events...

WHEN FEAR LEADS

When a crisis begins the first voices to speak are typically voices of fear. As fear takes hold, solutions are offered to mitigate our fear. Some of those offerings may later prove to be faulty after closer examination. Our greatest ally in such times is the gift of...

THE FRUIT OF KINDNESS

Never be so nice that you fail to be kind and speak the truth. Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit. Niceness is a weak substitute when the truth is required.