Category Archives: In A Nutshell

After Further Review, Our Slate is Clean Super Bowl LVII kicks off on Sunday evening, and once again the Browns will not be participating, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the game. No one can predict the outcome (although many will try), but there are certain things we can count on, including an extensiveContinue reading “In A Nutshell | February 10, 2023”

Never Abandoned or Forgotten  You probably noticed the abandoned vehicle in our parking lot a couple of weeks ago. Clearly, it was in a state of disrepair with deflated tires, crumbled fenders, and wide-open windows. Fortunately, whoever left the car behind was courteous enough to leave a note, stating that arrangements had been made toContinue reading “In A Nutshell | February 3, 2023”

Adversity Brings Perspective My recent bout with COVID reminded me once again that there is so much beyond our control. Because we have so many freedoms, we sometimes think that there is nothing we can’t do, but then reality sets in, and we realize how much of life is out of our grasp. The BookContinue reading “In A Nutshell | January 27, 2023”

Make Every Day One of Acceptance and Inclusion You’ve probably never heard of Marlo Anderson, but you are likely familiar with his famous innovation. He was the first to officially develop the idea that each day should have some sort of special designation attached to it, so he established National Day Calendar 10 years agoContinue reading “In A Nutshell | January 20, 2023”

Building Spiritual Strength in the Battle Against Temptation There are so many distractions in today’s world that it is easy for us to veer off course. Fortunately, God knows our strengths and our weaknesses, and He knows that even the most devout among us are vulnerable to temptation.  In the Book of James (1:14-15), weContinue reading “In A Nutshell | January 13, 2023”

Run, Jog, Walk, or Crawl: Setting the Pace for 2023 How do you plan to move forward during this first week of the new year? Will you charge ahead in an all-out sprint? Will you jog, taking time to observe that which is in front of you as well as that which is to yourContinue reading “In A Nutshell | January 6, 2023”

Wishing You a Spirit-Filled Christmas and a Holy New Year  Does the Holy Spirit have a place in your life? If not, this just might be the perfect time of year to rekindle the flame and invite it to flourish within you in the year ahead. I was introduced to the Holy Spirit at aContinue reading “In A Nutshell | December 23, 2022”

A Season and a Reason to Believe Do you believe in miracles? That’s what announcer Al Michaels said as the United States Hockey team was about to beat the former Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. I think each of us has a slightly different takeContinue reading “In A Nutshell | December 16, 2022”

Setting Time Aside to Read the Bible During a recent course of study at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio near Columbus, I took time to stroll through the library. As most libraries go, this one wasn’t all that large, but there were still rows and rows of books, many of which were gathering dustContinue reading “In A Nutshell | December 9, 2022”

Purple Passion and Its Place in the Christmas Story Colors can evoke a range of emotions, and during the Advent season, we are celebrating each week with a different color. We opened with green last week, and we move onto the color purple this week. Purple is a symbol of passion, and is often associatedContinue reading “In A Nutshell | December 2, 2022”