What counts?

Statistics tell some interesting stories. In my role leading the business function for The Salvation Army I would often see some contradiction between what we said was important and how we spent money. This is the struggle of every organization, keeping the main thing the main thing. Individuals within the organization can get lost in…

The place of peace

It’s Monday, and the price of oil is rising rapidly, and with it the price for gas at the local station. The war in the Middle East is expanding, and the threat to peace grows. Neither the UN nor the so called Board of Peace is going to pull Israel and the US back from…

The humanity of doubt

Jesus cares about where you are – physically, yes, but more importantly, spiritually. He knows we have doubts about Him, about ourselves, about our future. And He moves to meet us where we are. Thomas missed the meeting. Did he forget? Did he get distracted? Did he get missed on the invitation list? The Bible…