Remember the classic It’s a Wonderful Life. The theme became very real to me as I sat in church at a friend’s funeral. The pews were filled and the stories…

Happy New Year! Or to paraphrase Psalm 118:24, This is the year the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it! Is it possible to rejoice for the next…

Over the holidays, I have watched several older movies such as A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story and the Indiana Jones series. Movies can sometimes give me a new perspective…

This last week, I’ve been hearing what people are thankful for. Most answers are the important things in life; the intangible feelings of love and acceptance found in relationships. Others…

Recently, I was a guest with two other Lebanon Soup Kitchen volunteers on the radio talk show, Valley Talk. It’s not the first time I have been interviewed on a…

During this pleasant fall weather, I have spent a lot of time in my yard getting it ready for winter. The beautiful flowers are gone and plants are turning yellow.…

I have a friend on Face Book who is polar opposite of me on politics. But as Christians our priorities are higher than politics. A few weeks ago his grandson…

I recently attended the Women of Faith Conference in Portland. It was great and encouraging to sit with 8,500 Christian women and praise God. There was glory given to God…

The children’s movie Aladdin is full of adventure with the message of good versus evil. When Aladdin is trapped in a cave beneath the desert sand and seems lost, he…

Peanuts is one of my favorite comics. In recent newspaper frames, Snoopy has been dancing all around with his “happy feet.” Then Lucy yelled at him, “You’re not as happy…