How will you be remembered? Perhaps that is not the correct first question: will you be remembered? I think each of us would like to think that our lives will have meaning and influence beyond our own days. I am reminded of the word “legacy.” Just w [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever said, “I need a break,” or “I need a change of scenery?” I know that I have. Sometimes it seems like the routine becomes a rat race and we just need some time for decompressing and relaxation. There is nothing wrong with taking a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Do you know what I am good at? Well, not very much, but one thing I do well is examine and criticize the wrong choices of others. I am unemotional and very objective when it comes to critiquing the decisions of others. You know what I am not nearl [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
It is startling to us but even more so to Gideon, when God found him secretly threshing wheat for fear of the Midianites and calls him a, “mighty man of valor.” We always focus on what God called Gideon but that is not what caught Gideon’s attention [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The shortest verse in the Bible is a very meaningful verse. John 11:35 says, “Jesus wept.” However, that is not the only verse that describes weeping. As I read the last words of Mark 14 this week, I read that Peter wept. Consider [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
As Jesus sat near the treasury one day, He was purposely viewing those who were giving their offerings. These events are recorded in Mark 12:41-45. The fact that Jesus was interested in what people gave and that He knew the amounts they gave, ought... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Telling lies has been and will be part of the human condition; after all, before we are saved we are of our father the devil and he is the father of lies. However, I must admit it seems like lying has soared to new heights in our culture. The Leo... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“I am going fishing!” Those are four of my favorite words. I don’t get to say them as often as I would like but I look forward to every opportunity. To the non-fisherman, it just does not make any sense. Why would anyone sit on the [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The winter months are not always conducive to a good outdoor exercise regimen and it is pretty easy for me to develop “couch potato syndrome.” I was giving myself a pep talk about getting out or at least on the tread mill and breaking a sweat. [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
