The heart of man is deceitfully wicked, who can know it.
When my wife or children suffer, I suffer. It hurts me to see my loved ones hurting. I remember when my youngest daughter, at 18 months, escaped her crib, fell, and cut her lip badly. We rushed her to the emergency room, and they recommended stitches. Being a squirrely and ambitious child, she would not …
“Wake up,” my wife said as our ninth grandchild, Kaysie, was about to make her grand entrance into this world. My daughter, Ashleigh, lives on the other side of town, and needed help caring for her three-year-old daughter, Haleigh, during labor. While coffee helped a little, the malaise of being awakened from a sound sleep …
Rebellion: it’s the American way. Don’t like taxes? Rebel. Don’t like religious intolerance? Rebel. Don’t settle for a monarchy; create a new country, thumbing your nose at the world. And therein lies much of our problem. Before I suffered from cancer and lost everything during the housing crash of 2008, I rebelled against working for …
I have a Shepherd; He is perfect. He has never sinned and never will. He is strong, bold, meek, and humble. My Pastor doesn’t live here but will be returning very soon. He answers to nobody, and His judgments are true. “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still …
There was a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. The vintner, who understood the value of the land and the potential value of the vine, took special care of his prized plants as one would care for their children. With a vision of plump grapes, he exceeded gardening standards and protocols by building a fence, …
Everyone remembers their first love. They remember when they first met, that first gaze, the first verbal exchange, and the time they first touched each other, incidental or otherwise. For some, it was a person; for others, it was a sport, a car, a sports car, a pet, or a passion. The atmosphere, whether smells …
As I shared the gospel over the half-mile-haler, a young man walked up and began conversing with me about how he was “trying” to live for the Lord. My response was, “There is no try, only do.” I was attempting to quote Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back movie, where his actual quote is, “Do …
“I love the Lord – I’m born again,” said Floyd. He frequented a church that embraced sin and taught that being born again is “acceptance of being born gay.” Floyd took opportunities to speak behind the pulpit and give to less fortunate people; he possessed a semblance of godliness. He was disciplined, neat, and thorough. …
Mankind can be capricious when it comes to truth. Have you ever noticed that we desire the truth when a lie could impact us, but when presenting ourselves to others, we tend to wear masks? Women literally wear a mask called makeup. Men, generally speaking, mask masculinity, never showing pain or sadness. These “masks” are …
What do you envision when you think of “lazy” or “laziness?” Someone who is apathetic, idle, indolent, inattentive, indifferent, and out of it? Or a person that is careless, lifeless, lackadaisical, or lethargic? [https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/lazy] We have all known people that fall into this category. And I am willing to bet that all of us can …
