Ah, the aroma of roast turkey wafting from the kitchen, the gathering of family to feast together … Thanksgiving, the time when hopefully we give thanks for all the good gifts we have received. Sometimes people talk about being thankful, but without any mention of God. They may feel a vague sense of gratefulness, a generic gratitude for the good things in their life… but to whom? To a force? To circumstance? To the man on the moon? It doesn’t really make sense to be thankful if there is no object for your thankfulness. Imagine you purchase a nice gift to give me on my birthday and you Continue Reading

When’s the last time you said, “That’s awesome?” Chances are, you’ve said it more than once today, maybe even sarcastically. Don’t worry; this isn’t going to be a tirade about how we should never use the term “awesome” unless we are talking about God. I get that language morphs over time. It evolves with culture, and that’s why the dictionary is changing all the time. Today’s common usage becomes tomorrow’s standard rule. “Awesome” used to mean jaw-dropping, breath-catching, heart-stopping, awe- inspiring. Now it has about as much oomph as “Have a good one.” Our words change. But Continue Reading