I’m not writing about climate, either. I’m writing about the assault on our minds and those of our children taking place all over the globe and in cyberspace. We must return to God’s plan at Creation. He created a place where His children could thrive if they know Him. They would be loved and could […]
Engage or Abstain?
Meetings mostly have a life of their own. We can show up. There can even be a quorum. Will it go our way? Not always, that’s for sure. Victor Hugo once said, “Have enemies? Good! It means you have stood for something you believe in!” Debates can be invigorating because arguments that were not thought […]
Show Up
So much of life is just showing up, no matter how unprepared you feel. When we’re present, God can continue His work in us. He created us to be doers, not just hearers of the Word. He never said life would be easy….in fact, He said just the opposite early on in Genesis, didn’t He? […]
Taking Stock At Year-End
As the year comes to a close, it’s good to assess where we are in our life. Are we still pursuing our life goals? Is it time for a reset? In order to decide that we need to know where are before we can decide where to go moving forward. We should look at five […]
Suicide
I just read about a famous entertainer who seemed to have it together, yet he just committed suicide. There is evil in the world. Satan is trying every day to separate us from all that we know and love. When we’re alone – he attacks us. When we are astray – he attacks us. Mary […]
The Lost Sheep
Remember the parable about the lost sheep? The shepherd will leave the 99 and go find the one who is lost. Jesus is that Shepherd! He came to save the lost. That’s why He dined and drank with sinners. I’ve never felt that people who stand on the corner with yellow and red wigs and […]
It Rains On The Good And The Bad
When we’re going through a storm in our life that’s not weather related it’s still good to remember God’s reference to troubles happening to all of us. Our problem is we come to God and cry out “Why me?” Instead, we should simply ask Him what we should do. Through prayer and listening. Ask Him […]
Our Epitaph
What do you want yours to say. What do you want people to remember about you? For me, it’s that I never gave up faith in God. Never. Even through the loss of a two-and-a half-year-old grandson. It was painful and there were lots of tears. But God never promised us an easy life, did […]
Pride comes…..
Finish that start of a sentence. It ends with…..”before the fall,” right? It’s one of the great Proverbs of the Bible. In my experience, the more pride I had, the more ego, the harder my fall. Crash! God can use a variety of ways to pull us back to reality. He can test your spirit, […]
Fishers of Men
After convincing Simon to throw the net on the other side of the boat and watching the disciples’ glee at the huge catch, he told Simon to follow Him and He would make him a fisher of men. After realizing who he was speaking with, Simon agreed. What happened earlier? The fish wouldn’t take the […]
