Don’t you hate it when you have to get up in the middle of the night and in your effort to find the light switch, you inevitably stub your toe, or worse, trip over something? And so for lack of a nightlight, find yourself hopping on one foot trying hard not to scream obscenities in the night?

Before I get to the song – to the praise, I need to be reminded that this is not an easy-peasy praise. Paul is writing this letter from a Roman prison – his second imprisonment, for which he was awaiting death.

The things we learn as children, we do somehow draw back upon as aging adults. Lately my mind has been filled with youthful teachings. God’s truth is truth – no matter the age.

You’ve heard the quote “big things come in small packages” said before. And I know something about “small packages”, being that I’m short. So believe me when I say Psalm 100 is a very short psalm. I am 5 feet, and this Psalm has 5 verses. Hmmm. We may be onto something here.

What's an early memory in your life - like perhaps childhood. I don't know why, but I've been thinking about tissues - you know - Kleenex. (Doesn't matter the brand, I always think of them as Kleenex.) Kleenex was a luxury in our house when I was growing up....

Nowadays when we receive a phone call, we almost always know who is calling. In fact, if it’s not a name or number I know, I don’t even answer. And so when I make a phone call, I pretty much know that the person I am calling knows it’s coming from me. So if they don’t pick up, if they don’t answer, I can assume they are either too busy, or maybe just too annoyed to talk to me.