Jeff's Musings

If you are not dreaming, if you don’t have a goal for life and if you do not have a vision, you are dying. Because you’re either growing or you’re dying. We develop our dreams and then they develop us. Our dreams define us. I believe when an ordinary person is committed to a great dream, it ...

From Time magazine dated Janauary 17, 2005,  the cover story was titled, “The Science of Happiness.”  The article deals much with the “psychology” of happiness.  Some interesting statistics in the article report that based on their own assessment, Americans are overwhelmin...

Have you noticed something about Jesus’ comments about church?  He tells Peter that the truth Peter spoke is the foundational truth of the church – “You are Christ/Messiah, the Son of the Living God.” One statement Jesus made has recently grabbed my heart and is changing my ...

I have written on fasting here in this blog several times before and want to address the subject once again. This topic is personal to me due to the reality that I fast at lengths a few times a year. It just so happens that I came off a long term fast this past week. […]...

Crowds are synonymous with Christmas. Haven’t you noticed? The Malls are packed, the check out lines wind around forever, the roads are crammed with cars, airports are jammed, even churches have a few more people than normal. Even our homes are teeming with additional decorations, parties, and act...

Do you remember the scene in the third Indiana Jones movie where he went through all those traps in order to save his father? The last trap he encountered happened as he came up to the edge of a cliff. He has a deep chasm in front of him, and he is told to take […]...