As believers, we often feel inadequate in our ability to have an effect in the Body of Christ... Continue Reading
Category: Keeping Your Focus
Does the Mud Get Glovy
If you put on a white glove and reach down into a mud puddle... Continue Reading
Follow Me
Who we listen to and what they say shapes our understanding of the world... Continue Reading
How Much is Enough
How do we live in a consumer culture without being consumed... Continue Reading
The Answer to Addiction
God put in each person a need only He can fill... Continue Reading
A Place in the Son
The only change needed in this song was one letter... Continue Reading
You’ve Got A Friend
Music has always talked deeply to my soul... Continue Reading
The Tale of Two Wolves
My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside all of us... Continue Reading
A Verse for 2024
Acts 20:24 New International Version "I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." Paul said this almost 2000 years ago. What would the world be like if every Christian made… Continue reading A Verse for 2024
Good Soil Produces Good Fruit
I have pondered the Sower and the Soils, are these four categories of different types of people or are they four categories that all believers can fall into? ... Continue Reading
Distractions
After a person comes to faith in Jesus one of Satan’s major tools is distraction... Continue Reading
Who Am I?
There are three major life events that drive that question... Continue Reading
Why Do You Call Me Lord?
There are some Biblical terms that are not common in our normal conversations. Lord is not a common title in our society. What do I mean when I call Jesus Lord... Continue Reading
Pooh Corner versus Cat’s in the Cradle
One of God's gifts to us is time. How we use it affects those around us... Continue Reading
Who is in the Driver’s Seat?
Paul was explaining to the believers there that following rules and keeping rituals do not make you a follower of Jesus. They make you a follower of rules... Continue Reading
I Draw Near to You
As children run to their Father's voice, give me open ears to hear You call, that I may live by Your word, to be all I'm called to be... Continue Reading
A Chasing After the Wind
I have come to really appreciate Solomon’s thoughts in Ecclesiastes. To me this book clearly asks the question, “What is the meaning of life?"... Continue Reading
May the 4th Be With You
"May the force be with you." Yoda Better yet- May the true force of the universe, God's Holy Spirit, bless and guide your day.
Between the Pages of His-Story Revisited
The actual percentage of the days of the lives of Biblical characters in scripture is very small... Continue Reading
The Gambler
In 1978, Kenny Rogers sang “The Gambler”. Probably because I love music and what music writers can say that I cannot put into words, but phrases in some songs like this one ring like crystal to me. I believe the words below from this song ring true throughout life. The first part of the chorus… Continue reading The Gambler
What’s Love Got To Do With It…Everything.
Tina Turner sang a hit song, “What’s love got to do with it?” Here are the words to the chorus. What's love got to do, got to do with it?What's love but a secondhand emotion?What's love got to do, got to do with it?Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? Is love… Continue reading What’s Love Got To Do With It…Everything.
Time in The Kingdom
Being recently retired, I began to think about how I spend my time? How much time do I spend in God’s Kingdom? As I began to ponder that question, another interesting thought came to me. There are two kingdoms I spend time in: God’s Kingdom (the Kingdom of Heaven), and Satan’s kingdom (the kingdom of… Continue reading Time in The Kingdom
Shepherds and Their Sheep
The shepherd cares for the needs of their sheep. They only have what the shepherd supplies. The Shepherd’s Responsibilities Have you ever wondered why the analogy of shepherds and sheep are so important in Scripture? Let’s look at what a shepherd does and see how it applies to us today. One of the principal duties… Continue reading Shepherds and Their Sheep
Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5:16, “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” The Holy Spirit is a gift the Father gives His children. The Spirit guides our conscience in moments of decision, if we let Him. He is there 24/7. Truly an amazing gift from our Father in… Continue reading Walk by the Spirit
Retirement…Then What?
I am almost seventy-five and have “retired” three times, none of the retirements were my plan, but looking back I can see God’s hand all over my path. In 2009, I was “retired” in a downsizing. I did not plan to retire, but it launched my consulting career. That change was a blessing I would… Continue reading Retirement…Then What?
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