Wake Up Call

C.S. Lewis wrote to a friend about the priority of prayer. Among other things, Lewis advised that in prayer, it’s essential, as he put it, “To make sure that, wherever else they may be placed, the main prayers should not be put ‘last thing at night.’” Why is that important? Why should it be a priority? Let’s … Continue reading A Matter of Priority →

If we are to take in God’s Word ourselves, just how do we do that? What kind of plan, if any, should we have? Download the podcast here!

If we are to grow as Christians, it is imperative that we take in the “milk” of God’s Word ourselves. Download the podcast here!

What to do when someone is talking trash about you, or very subtly, undermining you, using the same string of words Peter refers to in I Peter 2:1-2? Download the podcast here!

What do you do when people are talking behind your back? Do you confront them? Ignore them? Well, here’s a thought: make sure you’re not talking behind another person’s back. Sometimes we are part of the problem and don’t even recognize it. Download the podcast here!

Maybe the current crises has you feeling like you’ve been sucker-punched. There’s a lot of anger in our society right now. We get angry about a lot of things, including what to do with angry people, which makes us even angrier.  How do we deal with angry people? Maybe they are at your home, your office, … Continue reading Sucker-Punched →

We can think of many activities that we can do by yourself, but what about time with yourself? Dr. Whitlock talks about how we can spend time with yourself. Download the podcast here!

In a personal reflection, Dr. Whitlock talks about missing those we love at special times in our lives. Download the podcast here!

As we begin reopening the economy, tensions rise. Clearer heads will hopefully prevail. Something author F. Scott Fitzgerald said years ago might be of help to us. Download the podcast here!

In the Senate Committee hearings last week on reopening the US, Anthony Fauci says vaccine development is one of the big unknowns in the coronavirus response “There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective,” he says, adding that he is still “cautiously optimistic.” What does it mean to be cautiously optimistic? Should … Continue reading Cautiously Optimistic →