January 2: Psalm 1 – Will You Take the Challenge?
A Christ-Follower Meditates Day and Night A new year is here, and it is an excellent time to consider who we are and what we do. So many people begin their new year by reflecting on those missed opportunities and [...]
Crisis and the Church
Crisis happens and people are always balancing times of crisis and times of normalcy. Where do people go when they’re in crisis? Oftentimes to the corner of a room, lie down in a fetal position, and beg God to [...]
Regret and its Remedy
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 [...]
When the Unimaginable Happens…Pray
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 [...]
The Election is a Distraction
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 [...]
The Risk of Accepting
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 [...]
Tolerance can be Treacherous
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 [...]
Patience is a Virtue…Live it with Persistence
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 [...]
The Worst Year of My Life!
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 [...]