(The following is the October 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Titus 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-8.) Paul gave Titus instructions for men and women in the church, both young and old. Each has a vital role to fill: Older men are “to be self-controlled, worthy of …
Tag: Family
Tell Them While You Still Can
I had a really unusual dream last night. Let me tell you about it along with the obvious meaning to me... In the dream, I was with a lot of family members at my in-laws' previous home in St. Louis. My father-in-law, Chuck, who passed away suddenly in that home in 1999, was sitting in …
Thank It Forward
When my professional colleagues at The Community Roundtable started posting their "Thank It Forward" posts recently, thereby recognizing three specific people or groups that have made a difference in their lives this year, I knew I wanted to do the same. So it's taken me a while to think through it and come up with …
I’m Not Thankful Enough
This week has been a mixed bag of emotions for me. With the American Thanksgiving holiday yesterday, there have certainly been more than the usual number of moments reflecting on all for which I am thankful. But some of the week was dominated by other less-than-admirable emotions of anger, of disgust with what I was …
Happy 61st Anniversary to My Parents
I have been blessed in more ways than I can count in my life, but at the top of the list is the love and example shown by my amazing parents, Jack and Virginia Ross. Today they celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary - quite an accomplishment these days. They never cease to amaze me, from …
