All posts by Jeff
The problem is seldom the problem. The troubled teen-ager is likely acting out some dysfunction in the home. The disgruntled employee probably has unresolved intrapersonal issues. Maybe a root of bitterness towards a family member. The driver who breaks out in a tirade against a fellow motorist may be drowning … Continue reading
“Stay safe!” I’m sick of hearing that phrase. I know, people mean well. I’ve said it plenty of times myself. In this pandemic, we don’t want to see any more needless suffering and deaths. Millions of people around the world have lost loved ones. This is all very tragic. Still, … Continue reading
Did you know that the average person spends… · 6 months of his or her life waiting in line?· 2 weeks waiting at red lights?· 43 days on hold with automated customer service?· 9 minutes per day downloading computer programs?· 20 minutes a day on the toilet (if you reach … Continue reading
I was having lunch the other day with my friend, Brother Dave. He is a retired business owner, loving husband of 51 years, father, grandfather, and man of seasoned faith. I asked him a question: “What have you learned in your near eighty years of living? What’s important?” He immediately … Continue reading
I grew up believing that the world was going to end in a mushroom cloud. Earth would—sooner than later—be destroyed by fire. History was on a downward spiral. Moral decay, societal deterioration, cultural demise, apostasy,…all to escalate as the final chapter comes to a close. In the meantime, false prophets, … Continue reading
I have been accused of many things. – Ice cream connoisseur: Guilty! – Hopeless Detroit Lions fan: Guilty! – Klutzy: Guilty! – Quirky sense of humor: Guilty! – Germaphobe (even before Covid): Guilty! – Technologically challenged: Guilty! – Mechanically challenged: Guilty! – Fashion challenged: Guilty! (My hardest decision of the … Continue reading
I sometimes seriously wonder if I am a Christian. The other night I was convicted. During this pandemic, I have had many thoughtful friends and family ask me how I and my family are doing. “Good. God has been gracious. So far, no sickness. We’re ‘blessed!’” Living and laboring in … Continue reading
Social distancing. I get it. I’m on board. But boy, it’s difficult. I’m a “touchy-feely-kind-of-guy.” I like contact. A little skin on skin. It feels awkward and downright disrespectful when meeting with family, friends, and strangers to not even so much as extend a handshake (air fist pumps?!). Desperate times … Continue reading
March 13, 2020 Dear Friends of ATC/LCM, While COVID-19 (coronavirus) is impacting our cities, nation and our world in a very significant way, we are confident God is still in control. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul writes “for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but … Continue reading
I’m not much of a dreamer—at least not that I remember. After I wake up, I have a hard enough time knowing what day it is or where I placed my phone the night before, let alone remembering what I adventures I might have had inside my head while sleeping. … Continue reading
