Regret is when you wake up the day after Thanksgiving and realize that you don’t own a pair of those pants your grandfather used to wear. You know...the ones that tend to stretch when you attempt to fasten them and begin to struggle as the button gets closer to the buttonhole. And you wonder [...]
Around 11:30 am on Sunday morning, November 5th, the unimaginable happened in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Evil entered a church and began indiscriminately shooting people. All seemed normal. All were safe. Those who were in the church that morning woke up like we did, got dressed like we did, ate breakfast like we did, got [...]
This year’s election cycle has many people in a real predicament. The presidential election, like none other, seems to have created a real division among those who claim to love Jesus. I’ve heard that you cannot possibly love Jesus and be a Democrat. I’ve heard that you cannot possibly love Jesus and vote for [...]
Patience is certainly a virtue and fruit of the Spirit given to each believer at the time of their salvation. This patience is definitely not a perfect patience, but is like a seed that continues to grow. As patience develops in us, we begin to see how God can use it to share His [...]
Patience is a virtue. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. Patience is an amazing gift given to believers at salvation so that we can demonstrate God’s ability to lead us and guide us through the raging waters of life. However, patience has its own set of difficulties and challenges. This first of several [...]
Patience always seems to get a bad reputation. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard people talk about patience as if it were some kind of ugly word only to be uttered in the middle of some of life’s biggest crisis situations. The truth is much different, and I hope this [...]
New hopes, new dreams, new promises, renewed goals, renewed activities, and a new sense of “I can do it” all accompany the anticipation of a new calendar year. I have always been amazed at how moving from one month to another can spark the energy to do something fresh. This attitude often grows in [...]
It seemed appropriate for our children to study about Noah’s ark and the flood in our Sunday School this past Sunday. Our parking lot had become a flowing river and people all over the city began to experience the results of 10-17 inches of rain over the past couple of days. For [...]
I'm not sure if any of you do this, but I woke up this morning with a verse on my mind. Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I can’t get it out of my mind. Real quickly, here are a [...]
When you hear the term upside-down, it most always refers to some kind of mess. A bag of flour turned upside-down means a broom and a mop. When mom comes home and the house is turned upside-down somebody’s in trouble. A grocery bag turned upside down means apples and oranges all over your trunk. [...]