From the onset of our relationship, my wife and I did everything backwards. We were just a couple of kids far away from the Lord, you see. We had no idea what real love was, or what hard work and effort a standing relationship would take to maintain. False commitments ...
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The Lies He Whispers
There is one sure thing in life, we will die. Death will come to me, it will come to you. If you don’t believe in God, is it because of the lies you have heard? I spent years questioning everything, asking big questions, never really finding answers … except One. The One who ...
Read More »Reality TV Truth?
Reality TV is such an odd title for shows made for television. Immensely popular, they are not known to provide much ‘reality.’ Would you believe there is a glimpse of divine design to be seen in shows such as Junk Gypsies, Pawn Stars, Rehab Addict and even Super Nanny? Their ...
Read More »Drop What You Are Doing And Follow Jesus
A carpenter was busy building a Hollywood set when a producer walked by and asked him to help read parts for actors auditioning for roles in a new movie. The carpenter dropped his tools and followed the producer. A little later, the producer said to the carpenter, “I know who ...
Read More »A Little Leaven
When it comes to choosing to indulge in a little entertainment, it sometimes seems that, as a Christian, there is very little to choose from. It’s true that sometimes it takes a little more effort and a little less complacency to find appropriate subject matter, but it can be done. ...
Read More »Autumn Years: Celebrating Our Grandparents
I didn’t know my two grandfathers well, they both passed away before I was four years old. One let me sit on his lap and listen to his pocket watch, the other shared ice cream sanwhiches with me. Both were first-generation Americans. One left school after sixth-grade, the other attended ...
Read More »Are You Mad At God?
Recently, a person in my Bible study group admitted he was mad at God and confessed to telling Him so. As I pondered his story and prayed for him, I reduced the scenario to a human to human level. I imagined one person mad at another and how, at some ...
Read More »What’s He Looking At?
It was the second week of horse training. Quietly the trainer explained, “Today we will teach him that where you look, he must move.” I had never heard of such a thing and watched with interested amusement. Within five minutes, amusement turned to awe. By then the diminutive trainer had ...
Read More »“Ouija”: A Gateway To Darkness
I was driving around with some teenagers from the local high school when they started talking about Ouija boards. When asking them why they were discussing that subject I was told there was a movie coming out. The movie, “Ouija” is opening in theaters October 24, 2014. It is summed ...
Read More »Light is Always Greater than Darkness
Have you ever considered that the first specific act of God recorded in Scripture was to send light into darkness? The Bible records it this way in Genesis 1:1-3: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on ...
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