March 17, 2019 Does anyone know the number one movie, worldwide, of 2019?  It may come as a shock to learn it is not from the Marvel or DC Comics universes. I’d never even heard of it.  It’s true, the movie has only grossed about $6 million in the US – which by any standard […]

March 10, 2019 Life is full of choices.  This morning, you decided whether to get up early or sleep in – after losing an hour of sleep.  Whether to eat breakfast or not. What to eat for breakfast. Caffeinated or decaf. Whether to go to church or not.  The 8:15, 9:45 or 11:15 service. Whether […]

March 3, 2019 Many of us can remember leaving home for the first time.  It may have only been a weekend for youth retreat, or maybe more permanently to go off to college or some new job in a new place.  We can remember the instructions given by our parents – usually mom – that went something […]

February 24, 2019 So apparently someone hacked the Hub this week and sent you all emails, purportedly from me, asking for money – Google Play cards – whatever those are.  Listen, if you ever get an email from me and I’m asking for anything besides your date of birth, your social security number and your mother’s maiden […]

February 17, 2019 How many of you have ever heard of Kevin Mayer?  How about Roman Sebrle?  Tomas Dvorak?  Okay, how about Ashton Eaton?  These men are the four all-time top record holders of the Decathlon.  Some won Gold in the Olympics, others won in the world championships – but these four have the highest […]

February 10, 2019 We’ve all heard them – pithy Christian sayings or “truths” that aren’t actually in the Bible.  I remember when I was in Bible college – we went to a large church. The pastor told about a phone call he’d received that week where the caller asked, “Where does it say in the […]

January 20, 2019 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen – so says the author of Hebrews.  Certainly, that definition of faith has a forward look – a future focus.  Think about it:  you don’t have to have faith in something you’ve already seen, right?  I don’t […]