Happy and carefree. Even some of us who are a little more buttoned-up than others would like to be happy and carefree once in a while. But it’s not so easy for us worriers. My dear old granny used to say, “If I worry about it, it won’t happen.” She, of course, said that in response to some calamity she knew would befall her and her house...

At our door awaits the emotional splendor of the December rush. As we enter the gateway of decked halls and sleighed door posts, we are hit with snow-slushed proportions the weight of making this holiday the best ever. Fear of someone’s ultimate disappointment forces our hand in trading our peace of mind and financial well-being for that new...

Yesterday I was talking with a young woman about worry. She said, “Sometimes you just can’t help it.” And we would tend to agree. Sometimes things seem big. Sometimes things are big! Yet God tells us to worry about nothing! It seems impossible to us. “Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything: tell God your needs and...

"By day the Lord directs His love, at night His song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life"  (Psalm 42:8). Have you ever felt that all too familiar churning in your stomach and the tightening in your throat, the feeling that you can't quite catch your breath? In the night, when the distractions of the day have gone, the telephone does not...

Don’t you just hate being interrupted when you’re busy? Everyone does. But it’s the times when we’re really busy – and then interrupted – that the quality of our character is tested. And last Tuesday I failed the test! At 10:35 in the morning, I was sitting at my computer trying to write my column for the “Religion” page of my...

Lord, I want to trust you, but I don't know how! When life throws that curve ball and you have the wind knocked out of you, what do you do? Where do you turn? When we were kids we used to put a small hole in each end of an egg and then blow the contents out. The egg looked like any other in the bowl, but it was hollow. When pressure was applied...

The definition of "worry" is to feel uneasy or concerned over something; to be troubled; to feel anxious. In today’s struggling economic times, Americans are developing illnesses and symptoms associated with acute worry, better known as "stress." From stomach ulcers to heart attacks, our nation is fighting one disease or another, largely caused...