When asked which commandment is the most important, Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law is based on these two commandments.” Indeed…
A Cup of Water
In Honor of Coach Joe Kennedy
Coach Joe Kennedy is a football coach at Bremerton High School in Washington state. He would pray after football games in the center of the field. He prayed with anyone who wanted to regardless of the fact of who won or lost. As he did this, various team members would join him and pray too….
Fun Monday Post
If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead. ~ Proverbs 26:27 I never realized how biblical the classic Coyote/Roadrunner cartoons were. But they clearly depict that when you scheme to do bad things to others, you’ll be…
5 Truths to Remember
What do you do when life doesn’t make sense? Do you give in to the notion that there must not be a God or if there is, he is uncaring and calloused? (Click link to continue to read my article that is currently up on Crosswalk.com.) 5 Truths to Remember When Evil Seems to be Winning…
Don’t Neglect Your Gifts
If you really enjoy doing something–writing, painting, drawing, sculpting, teaching, making music, etc., etc.–don’t neglect your gifts. Don’t let life get in the way. Find time, even if it is only a half an hour per day. Do something with your gifts. Your soul will reward you with much joy. Even if it is just…
Sweet Tea & Sweet Mercy
I had a wonderful weekend at the Todd Starnes 1st annual #SweetTeaSweetMercy retreat weekend. It was held at the The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina. The setting of the mountains in the fall was enough to make it a restful and relaxing weekend but there was more… Two messages from Dr. Robert Jeffress filled me…
A Better Place to Start
The more I look at what I’m not doing yet or what I still lack, the worse I feel. And when I feel bad, I’m not motivated to do anything worthwhile. Condemnation has never boosted anyone toward greatness. Consequently, the more I look outward at what the world lacks and then look inward at a little…
Quiet Little Moments
Sometimes when I think that I want to live a purposeful life for the Lord I think that I have to be doing something wonderful every single day. Not only is this probably not possible but it also puts a lot of pressure on myself and most people don’t work very well under pressure. However,…
A Little Help
Back in May, I began a quest to lose weight. In 4 months, I did lose 3 pounds. But I also got frustrated with how slow the journey was taking. So, at the end of September, I joined Weight Watchers. In a little over a week, I had lost another 3 pounds. Although it is…
How Blindness Can Make You See
I was in my office working when I heard an odd kind of thud coming from the bathroom. I went in to investigate and my cat was on top of the bathroom vanity. He was fine and jumped down within a minute or two but I’d never seen him up there before. A little while…