This past week I needed help. This past week people needed my help. I sat down with a cup of coffee and began to think about what it means to need help, and what it means to help others. I discovered when it comes to help, the world is changing. Whenever our two grandsons […]
Always a Quarter to Nine Matthew 14: 22-33 The sickness I have carried for over 3 weeks, along with a busy preaching and teaching schedule had left me exhausted. I woke up this morning to winter winds howling and snowdrifts blowing outside my window. Things settled in around me and I began to feel a […]
Many years ago, my best friend from New York called me sobbing. She was at work when she learned the sad news that her father had passed. Her world revolved around the kind man, and it was a horrible tragedy. She was at her desk and completely undone. I asked her calmly to hand the […]
Recently, Farmer Dean and I were at a store looking for a new jacket. Dean was along for his opinion, but as a shopper, I pretty much know what I like and what I don’t like. The Farmer is kind and gentle. He’s not boastful and he’s pretty good at being humble. So when he […]
[headline h=”2″]Dr. Cox Directs the Community Christmas Drama {Part III}[/headline] [styled_image size=”tall” align=”left” link=”#” icon=”zoom” lightbox=”no” alt=”Dr. Cox Directs the Community Christmas Drama {Part III}”]https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.109/6nx.d2a.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/manger3.jpg[/styled_image] [callout]Have you ever wondered if people really take time to focus on the real Christmas story, and what Christmas is truly about? Join Dr. Cox, a zany psychiatrist who has […]
[headline h=”2″]Dr. Cox Directs the Community Christmas Drama {Part II}[/headline] [styled_image size=”tall” align=”left” link=”#” icon=”zoom” lightbox=”no” alt=”Dr. Cox Directs the Community Christmas Drama {Part I}”]https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.109/6nx.d2a.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bethlehem-night2.jpg[/styled_image] [callout]Have you ever wondered if people really take time to focus on the real Christmas story, and what Christmas is truly about? Join Dr. Cox, a zany psychiatrist who has […]
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Q: The economy seems to be very unsettled again. Do you think I should take my money out of retirement and put into cds and IRA roths? Or keep it where it is and hope it settles down? Val: You will only actually realize a loss on your retirement accounts if you liquidate them. If […]
Last week I walked in the kitchen and said to my family, “Well, the dermatologist removed that small mole from my face.” “What mole?” they asked. “The mole on my face that used to be right here,” I pointed. “Huh?” they questioned. It was absolutely crazy to me, as one by one, my family […]
Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and rejected–a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.” Over the past seven days, I have perused and pondered the three emails from publishers that have politely refused my manuscript. There […]