There is a song from 1969 by Tommy James and the Shondells called Crystal Blue Persuasion. It emphasizes love is the answer to the problems...
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My hibiscus flowers are all blooming right now! Yellow, Red, Orange, and more. You’ve heard the saying “bloom where you are...
Some people know quite a bit about God, but haven’t yet come to know God (in a personal way). I didn’t have either advantage...
There are real dangers in life. Sometimes we create our own by living foolishly or taking unwise risks or ‘thrill-seeking’...
Recently Elon Musk bought a lot of Twitter stock. I wonder what he is up to? I love that in America we can say just about anything...
Sometimes I have bought a movie ticket and fallen asleep during the movie. Has that ever happened to you? I figure, “hey, I bought...
I remember in college hearing for the first time the term ‘herd poisoning’. The big idea was that as people we tend to not...
One of my goals in life is to be ‘proficient in the Scriptures’. I had the opportunity to have some University education in the...
I didn’t have the advantage of growing up in church. Although my childhood was pretty dog gone great, that’s one advantage I...
Our Constitutional rights matter. They are valuable to each individual. I just read that some people were awarded over $10,000,000 for the...
I recently returned from a mission trip with some pretty amazing people. We were meeting practical needs of people of the Texas-Mexico...
If following Jesus easy or hard? Yes! Its both. Most of us know that Jesus said “narrow is the way that leads to life, few there are...
No one likes to be misjudged or persecuted. But, life brings disagreements between even those who were once likeminded. People see life...
Love doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rather rejoices in the truth. People sometimes rejoice over the wrong things. I hope I...
Are you a Christian? I’ve been asked that many times. And the answer is of course, yes. I am a Christian and a Christian pastor. I...
I don’t like to change my mind. Having once formed an opinion, I prefer to stick with it even more than receiving new information...
Back in the 1990s people would stop in shopping malls and stare at large posters with patterns on them. Some would stare for half an hour...
I was born with an inward desire to know my Maker and worship Him. I believe that ‘instinct’ is within us all. I wasn’t...
And so they killed Stephen! That’s how Dr. Luke concludes the seventh chapter of the book he wrote called The Acts of the Apostles. I...
My philosophy and understanding of God used to be very simplistic and superstitious. I didn’t really understand His will and His ways...
Have you heard the saying: “No good deed, goes unpunished”? Its a funny saying that is often true. Sometimes in life we are...
Starting at the age of twelve, I had a curiosity about spiritual things. I didn’t know much about Christian history or the history of...
People are fickle. We change our minds quickly and are easily swayed by fake news and other people’s opinions. We need grounding in...
I remember sharing a summary of my job description with an assistant once. I said, “my job is to make promises and fulfill...
I was thinking today that sometimes I feel very lucky. My friend Bogar actually calls me “Lucky”! How nice that feels. Whenever...
I like receiving praise, respect, greetings and recognition. Who doesn’t? That desire can be a trap when I find myself ‘putting...
Almost 35 years ago my wife and I had a big wedding! Ours wasn’t limited by space or even money. We had about 500 guests because my...
There is no shortage of bad advice. Ask someone going through a separation or divorce. Talk to a parent with a rebellious teen. I have...
I’ve had bad things happen in my life. Sometimes the loss and suffering is not of my own doing (though I certainly have escaped what...
The political party I normally vote for lost power in the last election. The policies of the current party are largely (IMHO) disastrous...
I have a philosophy of life that goes kind of like this: Because I believe in God, His second plans can seem like the first. What I mean is...
I read in Harvard Business Review that only a few months ago “Covid-19 has ravaged employment in the United States, from temporary...
I have a lot of friends. I love them all, but I wouldn’t trade my sons for any one of them! Some stories in the Bible are so...
I have a framed picture in my office of a huge wave slamming into a lighthouse. Its astonishing. I always wondered how they built the...
Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in...
The older I get the more sympathetic I become to the fragile nature of our emotional and mental health. Certainly there are factors of...
Have you discovered that when someone says, “I have a quick question”- the answer is going to be pretty long? It seems the most...
I am fascinated with the creation account recorded in Genesis because its largely told from God’s perspective as He communicated it...
I have a funny saying I share with people who are the boss at their business or are upset with the boss… “Its good to be the...
I have always had a sense that there is a creator and that there is purpose and meaning in life. Even before I understood the story of...
There is a good or holy pride and a bad pride too, right? Do you know the difference? There is the overweening self-absorbed narcissism...
I feel like I am in a pretty good season of life right now. Then again, I tend to enjoy every season of life. In the midst of season where...
Happy Thanksgiving! What are your plans and traditions? One year, I remember spending Thanksgiving in Utah skiing. When dinner time came...
I smile when I hear the cartoon characters Pinky and the Brain talk. Pinky: “What do you want to do tonight?…” Brain:...
Who? The ungodly. The world is, and has always been, cruel and dark. Terrible people do terrible things. A man just drove a car at high...
Who hasn’t wonder what happens next? I mean, after this life is over,… what happens next. Is there a life beyond this one? Yes...
Are you a soul with a body? Or a body with a soul? Isn’t that the same question? How we see ourselves impacts our expectations of...
In my speed, busyness, and rush to do all I can in this life, I can be a bit too short, callous, and lacking attentiveness with people. Do...
King Solomon wrote “a good name is better than fine perfume”. I agree. I love it when churches are filled with people living...
Our world, the workplace, friendships and even within families there can be tension, anger, strife and bitter disagreement. The goal of the...