Tag Archives: love

As a kid, I saw a lot of interesting interactions between my parents. My Mom and Dad threw house parties together. They drank alcohol and smoked cigars and cigarettes side by side for years. I heard them laugh together, in the wee hours of the morning. I also saw them ...

Jesus gave one of His most important sermons on a mountain top with no special lighting, no amplified sound systems, no video screens, no live band or cushioned seats.  Yet, this one sermon was crucial in changing the thoughts and behaviors of a multitude of generations of those seeking the ...

‘A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.’ Psalm 49:20 Have you ever heard someone make the statement that if only they were rich, they would be happy? On the flip side, I have heard people say that they were glad they were not rich, ...

Evidence is everywhere in the Bible concerning God’s initiative toward His people. One unique example is found in the Old Testament when God calls the prophet Hosea into a marriage with a prostitute named Gomer. Three children later, Gomer backslides into the arms of a previous lover who put her ...

‘In the day of my trouble I will call to You, for You will answer me.’ Psalm 86:7 Some days I feel like I am worthless.  I get short on patience with my shortcomings, my troubles, my crazy situations. I begin thinking thoughts about how I am not at all who I think ...