Life is filled with disappointment and delay. There are times when instead of immediately achieving or arriving, we are re-routed. I face...
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I am aware of several times God has rescued me. And I imagine there are hundreds of times that I am simply unaware. God is gracious! How...
I heard about certain goats that ‘freeze’ or fall over stiff as a board when they are suddenly surprised or scared. I believe...
A lot of things take two weeks. Every construction project takes two more weeks to finish. Christmas break is two weeks. When you quit a...
After the Passover experience, God initiated a constant remembrance with an annual week of unleavened bread (leaven representing sin...
There have been many sad days in history. 911. Challenger disaster. Perhaps one of the saddest days in all of history was the judgment of...
Christians are supposed to live lives of distinction (we have been called out of the world and into God’s kingdom). Too many are...
We’ve all heard the saying “seeing is believing” and for most, that’s true. But, when a heart is hardened toward...
Ever hear someone say “God loves everyone the same”? Sure, I have. But, there is a group of people who ‘belong’ to...
Have you heard the phrase “what have you done for me lately”? Sometimes people in power discount the success of the recent past...
I can get stuck in my ways. The thought of something new, different or a change isn’t on my radar. My heart and mind can become...
Can great leaders doubt? Everyone leads something. At a minimum we are all leading ourselves. Every mother leads her children. Athletes and...
God is the same, yesterday, today and always. He is immutable. His character is dependable. While He never changes in the sense of who He...
I’ve gotten stuck at times and delayed acting on what I believed God wanted for my life. Sometimes God places within our minds and...
I have often wondered why the burning bush was not consumed? Is there a message for Moses contained in the miracle and phenomena? Or was he...
Have you noticed that there are different seasons in life. You could almost describe or define certain periods- “it was a season of...
I have said and done some terrible things in my life that I regret but cannot take back. Even God’s great saints would confess the...
There are moments in life when we may be asked by someone in authority to do something immoral and contrary to God’s character. It...
I hold to a Christian world view. I believe in a world that includes and I see how He is involved in our world and the lives of people...
My life has not been what I would call a ‘perfectly straight path’. There have been zigs and zags and loops back to points of...
When you grow up with brothers and sisters, you love them all, but sometimes one is closer to you than others. Its just natural and normal...
Life has its ups and downs. Live long enough and you will see reversals of fortune, good times and bad, and some amazing moments where God...
I am on the Grace Plan. Do you know what I mean by that? I am not trying to ‘earn’ my right standing with God or do enough good...
There are seasons of life where we prosper. Our journey is successful and accompanied by good health and provision. There is also a...
I see so many parents struggling with teens and young adults who are confused by pop culture, modern media, and their equally lost friends...
Have you ever wondered why deceit, lies, and falsehood are wrong? Does a little white lie matter? If a public official embellishes their...
When we were teenagers we used to play the game: Truth or Dare. You’d be asked a personal embarrassing question, and then have the...
Over the course of my life there have been things other than God that have captured my attention, affection and devotion. I see so many...
When I was growing up, Jim Stafford sang a hit song “I Don’t Like Spiders And Snakes”. That describes me perfectly...
I believe in a God I cannot see. Do you? Skeptics may say, as I certainly once did… “seeing is believing”. What I meant...
I have been worried in recent years about the inability of people in our society to discern what is right and true. Social media platforms...
Have you heard people say… “love is an action”? Or maybe they say “love is a verb”. What I think they mean is...
There is a song “Everybody Ought To Know Who Jesus Is”. I agree with that sentiment completely. Much of my life is devoted to...
All of us are at different stages in our spiritual journey and knowledge (personal experience) with God. Certain themes emerge in these...
Have you met people who talk as if they know God in a personal way? I thought that was rather curious, odd, and bit bold as well. Today, I...
Have you heard the saying “Christians are not perfect, just forgiven”? That’s true of course. But, sometimes we pretend...
Christmas is a season of lights. We have lights on houses (mine look pretty good this year, although my wife says one strand is...
One of the very formative pastors in my life said: “I am a grace dispenser- if you get in front of me, you’re going to get...
When I first became a Christian I was a bit of a witnessing fool. In my excitement about being saved and entering this new relationship...
One of the most exciting aspects of becoming a Christian is that our lives continue to change. We are not static. Jesus promised that the...
I love to open the mailbox and get letters from friends (especially handwritten ones). I remember in junior high school, I would get love...
I enjoy the actor Will Smith quite a bit. One of his signature lines from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air is “Yo Holmes, Smell ya...
Probably the hardest relationship moments come when we have to correct one another or forgive one another. True friends will address the...
My conscience bothers me when I do something wrong, hurt another person, or keep a sin secret. Does yours? God gave us a mechanism...
I have a confession to make. I don’t sleep under the sheets. Just the comforter. All I need is my comforter (the big blanket on top)...
“Do it to them, before they do it to you”! That was the final instructions given by Sergeant Stan Jablonski on the TV show Hill...
I am recently involved with many families grieving the death of loved ones. It is so difficult for each to reconcile the earthly loss of...
I remember receiving the news that my wife and I were going to have our first child- ‘best news ever’! I remember the news that...
There is a phenomena that has accompanied the Christian experience that is a little weird to outsiders or unbelievers. We don’t talk...
Eloquent and clear communication, forecasting what the future holds, being assured about what God will do, giving generously and...