Living in a success driven culture, I need to ask myself if I am a “successful” follower of Jesus. Now you may never have thought about this, but I would bet that it is a part of your life. It is most easily seen in how we act and talk when we are around… Continue Reading
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Do I Desire to Grow as Jesus Follower?
It is interesting to work with those that do not want to do something. We have a cultural saying of this difficulty in helping someone that does not want help. “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink!” I think that we have all experienced this as teenagers and… Continue Reading
Finding Strength for Difficult Times
The sooner that we embrace that difficulties are a part of life, the better off we will be. It does not matter who you are, you will face challenges in your life. I know that you think that someone else has if better than you, but they don’t. You are not alone in facing… Continue Reading
Biblical Sense for Dealing with My Family
Family is family! It has been said that you can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family. Yes, there are times that family can drive us crazy. The challenge for the follower of Jesus is to respond in a Jesus honoring way. Our “Knowing the Unknown” series has us currently studying… Continue Reading
Prophecy Really Matters
If you happen to follow the news there is a strong probability that it regularly leaves you discouraged. It doesn’t matter if it is the weather, sports, politics or whatever. It seems like the overwhelming majority of the time it pulls us down. I have to believe that the reality of living is a… Continue Reading
Prayer – Am I Missing Out?
It is easy to overlook things in our lives that could make a huge difference. We instead attempt to do it our own way. I am reminded of a situation when changing the rear brakes on one of my kid’s car. I cannot tell you how many brake jobs I have done. I am… Continue Reading
Getting Excited About My Bible!
I have been blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of different Church services at times. I love attending other churches! It has been a blessing to experience how other cultures celebrate Christ. I do have to confess that are times it has been a challenge to be a part of these… Continue Reading
God’s Desire to Speak to You!
I think we all have had those times that we have needed to get ahold of someone and just could not do it. I have faced many of those times in my life. It could be getting ahold of my wife, or one of my kids, or someone in our church. The Bible reminds us… Continue Reading
Jesus is On His Way!
It was always interesting to me, that when Caryl and I would be returning home from time away, one of the kids would always call to find out where we were and when we would be home. Now at first we thought that maybe they missed us or had a situation that needed to be… Continue Reading
The Power of My Words
I think that most of us have heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me!” It seems one of those sayings that parent learn to encourage kids to keep going when faced with mean people. Yes, the motive is good, but this children’s rhyme is far from… Continue Reading