“I really hope to make a mess of my life!”  No healthy person every thinks this way.  We all hope for the best and we fear the worst.  Healthy people approach each day and each decision trying to make the best of their circumstances.  Think back to some really bad decision you made in the past.  Did you hope it would blow up in your face?  Rarely do we purposely chose what we know is bad.  We only know our bad decisions by the benefit of hindsight.  Even the really stupid decisions we’ve made, we’ve chosen them thinking we would be okay or no harm would come.  Our problem is perspective.  Either we don’t see ourselves or our circumstances correctly.  With the best of[…]

  Where do we start?  Our world sure seems messed up!  I think all of us hope to see change happen soon.  We awoke this morning to new reports of bombing and terrorist attacks.  Our presidential campaign scares many of us.  Our economy offers little reassurance.  We really wonder what kind of world I will pass along to our children and grandchildren.  We want to change the world for the better.  But were do we start? Many of us might recall the days before digital cameras when every picture produced a film negative we took to get developed.  Those negatives presented a warped view of reality.  Black was white, up was down, and left was right.  The film needed processed, developed, in order to truly[…]

  Can we change who we love?  Everything changed on Sept 11, 2001!  I vividly remember wondering if my city, my area was next.  Our collective sense of security crumbled along with the Twin Towers.  Everything changed, including the face of our enemy.  For a brief moment in time, the entire nation united to declare war on a new enemy.  As we remember the events of of 9/11, I invite you to wonder along with me what it means when Jesus gives us the crazy statement “love your enemies.”  I’m not suggesting we change a national policy…only that we consider changing who we love. How would you respond if I told you that the sky was green?  You might gently pat me on the head,[…]