Read: Genesis 22:11-13; Genesis 46:1-4   Okay, time to play ‘Name that Tune’. Ready? Name the song that became a hit for Bobby Vinton in 1964 which has a title that could describe our present world? You have thirty seconds. If you said Blue Velvet, you're wrong. That one came out in 1963. The answer is "Mr. Lonely." A song about a soldier who longs to talk with someone on the phone and wishes that he could go back home.   Loneliness. I have heard more than once in the past months that it is...

Read: Proverbs 1:7; Exodus 1:8-21; Jeremiah 5:20-25; Luke 23:39-43   What does it look like when it is walked out in our everyday lives? That question could be asked when pondering many things. For example, patience. What does it look like on a Monday morning or a Tuesday night? Waiting for a child to "move a little faster" or waiting for someone to finish a thought before chiming in? Yes, even in these little examples patience can show its beauty through gentleness or impatience can rule the...

Read: Genesis 3; Ephesians 2:1-9; Romans 5:6-11   Some things can be repaired. A stitch here. A bit of electrical tape. A little gravy or a little frosting to cover over the imperfections in a dish or a cake. However, this morning I was thinking about something that was absolutely beyond fixing.   It happened more than three decades ago. I had made some pies for a bake sale. One more was in the oven, and I hadn't decided whether it would be the last one. That is until it happened. I was...