I’m getting a lot of questions about what is happening in Israel. The fighting in the Middle East has been going on for thousands of years, and the problem will not be solved until Jesus ends it with His return.

Mark Twain once quipped, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” And Mark Twain never even lived to see the internet!

Think about a couple of highly promoted claims that have become almost universally believed…

I read a study a few years ago that highlighted the difference between those who bounce back after adversity and those who don’t. Bounce-back people see challenges in trouble and maintain a “can do” attitude, while remaining focused on those things in life that are bigger than them. People who don’t bounce back tend to be self-focused and negative thinkers.

Joseph was a script flipper. His brothers sold him into slavery and a few years after, they were bowing before him to serve him. He later told them, “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).

How thick is your skin? I know, there’s a lot of talk about victims and snowflakes. But I’m not writing this post for you to point fingers.

Do you have thin skin? When was the last time you were offended?

Our airplane was grounded last week. We had a bad magneto, which is pretty important. A magneto is a simple but vital aircraft engine component, that is driven by the spinning engine and uses magnets to produce pulses of electricity for the spark plugs. Airplanes have two for redundancy, so even with one bad magneto, I was able to keep flying and landed safely.