"Things must change" I’ve said. "We either change or we die." "Healthy families, churches, etc. will experience and accept some degree of change." I think I’ve made these statements before. Today, I’m ready to hit the delete button on the above statements. Today, we make a trip to Harding to help Christine get ready for… Continue reading Things are Changing–So Why Don’t I Feel Better?
Author: Jim Martin
Making Those Daily Decisions
Have you ever known someone who had a knack for saying the inappropriate? I’m talking about those people who say things to others and you just cringe and wish you could hide! My Dad was in the hospital a few years ago after a heart attack and had an Angioplasty procedure (“the balloon”) done to… Continue reading Making Those Daily Decisions
Remembering
Tomorrow morning, we will be going to a funeral just outside of Dallas. Ron was in his mid-forties and finally died of cancer after a long, long battle. I knew him and Judy for many, many years. Ate wonderful beef stew from their table on many occasions when I was still single. Laughed with him… Continue reading Remembering
Make the Most of the Moment
Both of our girls are home this week. Christine has been gone all summer doing an internship in Alabama. This is the first time that we have all been home together. It has been so nice. All of the familiar sounds are under one roof now. This year, Jamie will be a senior in high… Continue reading Make the Most of the Moment
How to Feel Alive Again
I was thinking the other day about Quincy Carter (For non-football fans, he is now a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback). He was recently cut from the team while in training camp. Supposedly, he had failed his third drug test. Unbelievable! Here is a guy living out the dream of so many young people and he… Continue reading How to Feel Alive Again
When Marriage Becomes Boring
That’s the way they looked. Bored silly! I saw a couple similar to the picture above just the other day. They were in another city though you could have easily witnessed a similar scene in Waco. They were walking down the sidewalk. Maybe they were in their thirties. He was charging on ahead and she… Continue reading When Marriage Becomes Boring
Back Again…
I don’t know that there is any time of the month more valuable to me in terms of refreshment than July when I am away for vacation as well as a couple of weeks of study. On one occasion during the month, I stayed at a hotel where there was an atrium area near my… Continue reading Back Again…
You Can Become More
Just a few more days and I am dis-connected for a month. I really look forward to this time of year. A time to be away for a few weeks of vacation and then a few weeks of concentrated study. Most of all, I look forward to time just to think and pray. (And–play) When… Continue reading You Can Become More
If I Could Do It Over…
“Do-overs” are great! I remember being very young and hearing the expression, “Do-over.” Usually we were playing a game and someone would mess up and that person would say, “Do-over!” Many years later, as an adult, I was standing on the first tee box on a golf course. I hit a terrible shot and someone… Continue reading If I Could Do It Over…
This Morning
Early this morning, I awoke feeling tired. Tired physically. Tired emotionally. Even more than feeling tired, I felt very dry. It has been a long, tiresome week (month) and I could feel it this morning. Sometimes when I feel dry, I don’t feel like praying and God seems distant and removed. Yet, I have learned… Continue reading This Morning