"Never give in," said Winston Churchill in World War II.  "Never, never, never." This week has been rough for me, as I've been recovering from hernia surgery. My body and mind were already in a weakened state by sleep apnea and chronic pain, so my healing has been slower than I'd hoped.  A few nights … Continue reading When Going Through Hell…

​I think it's human nature for God's followers to feel at times like we've been dropped off in the middle of nowhere and left to fend for ourselves.  Most of us who grew up in small towns are aware of the occasional "pet dropoff," when someone had a cat or dog they either didn't want … Continue reading Like an Abandoned Child

Richard Dreyfus' psychiatrist character in the movie, "What About Bob?" laughs and says, "I don't get angry," apparently believing "well-adjusted people don't succumb to anger." What a load of horse manure. Anyone who makes the decision to never get angry will one day implode from all the pent-up emotions. I know because I watched it … Continue reading Go Ahead and Be Angry 

Lashing out at others becomes easier when we get too caught up in our drama and pain, doesn't it? Tragically, those we love the most are normally the ones who suffer. Sad but so true. When we let agony sharpen our claws, we are sure to eventually scare away those closest to us.  Even the toughest of … Continue reading The FDA-approved Antidote for Heartsickness

All my life I've heard clichés like, "If you want a friend, be a friend." You think that's sorta what the dude in the movie meant when he said, "SEE the ball, BE the ball?" Maybe not. Suffering from chronic issues makes most people into a recluse, from my experience, and talking to many others … Continue reading The Daze & the Funk of Loneliness 

If you listen close, you can hear the faint voices of the disenchanted. The tears of God, falling on the hopeless.  Abused children, beaten and bruised women, lonely prisoners, angry and ignored adolescents, crying for help, for love, behind closed doors.  Can you hear them? Do you care?  Life is easier when you train yourself … Continue reading Hear God’s Voice in the Cries of the Wounded

I’m tired. Not just “end-of-the-workday” tired, or “I-had-to-get-up-15-minutes-early-this-morning” tired. I’m talking bone-weary; exhausted, all the way to my soul. Battling chronic pain, depression, bitterness and sleep apnea can do that to ya, I guess. Thus, if you’re reading this and feel the same, I’d like to smile and say, “I know exactly how you feel.” … Continue reading Squeeze A Little LIFE Outta Life

Our ancestors died to give us the freedom to pursue happiness in our own manner. Rather than celebrating our differences, however, we are putting up flags which declare anyone an enemy who doesn't believe precisely as we do. But this is not what Americans, since there was an America, have been fighting and dying for! … Continue reading COME AND TAKE IT!

What if, in the eyes of heaven, one hard-working, well-meaning picketer/crime-fighter is worth more than a million-dollar ministry campaign? Bizarre question, I suppose, but give me a few minutes to flesh out my thoughts, and you'll understand. “Actions speak louder than words.” We’ve heard this all our lives, but I stumbled on something which, I … Continue reading A Mighty Flood of Justice

Sleep apnea is...uncool...Lord. I have enough to worry about with the blinding, chronic pain and the occasional depression.  But I trust You know what you're doing, and I love You. Crazy, I suppose, but crazy is what works at 4:50 in the morning.  "Though He slay me..." right? My legs are killing me. That's what … Continue reading 4:50 a.m. (or “Ramblings of a Non-sleeper”)