“Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45
Pride is like bad breath. You’re always the last one to know you have it! I’m thankful for a wife who’s not afraid to tell me when my pride starts to stink. It’s happened more than once. My pride makes me hate to lose. Marci dislikes playing games with me when I am too competitive.... Continue Reading →
Many of my closest friends are blessed with more melanin in their skin than me. Though I pale in comparison to them, they love me just the same. We’ve learned to look beyond ethnicity to what’s really important. God’s overwhelming love for us all. Satan works to divide us by race. Jesus came to destroy... Continue Reading →
Someone once told me God is head over heels in love with me, and He can’t help it. I’ve never forgotten those words. Is that really true? I have friends who fear at times that God is unhappy with how they’re living. They have an unhealthy fear of Him. Fear, necessarily, is not always a... Continue Reading →
There is a lot at stake this presidential election. I’m not voting for a person as much as I’m voting against a party I feel is taking us in the wrong direction. Here is why I think that. I can not vote for a party who over the years has gradually removed God from their... Continue Reading →
I took my teenage grandsons to see the movie The Forge. It’s a powerful story about an irresponsible boy who becomes a man, thanks to some godly men who show him the love of Jesus. I recently wrote about a group of men I meet with called Men of Integrity. I’ve rarely found men who... Continue Reading →
Four generations, ages 6 to 93, living in the forest under one roof. It’s challenging at times, but the blessings far outweigh the difficulties. Meet our family. Crosby and Marci have a special bond. The day often begins with this little guy jumping into our bed to snuggle! Our only granddaughter Dixie is such a... Continue Reading →
Marci and I took dance lessons years ago and loved it. Songwriter Irving Berlin wrote, “The best things happen while you’re dancing!” Well that depends on who you’re dancing with! God loves dancing. There was dancing in the father’s house when the prodigal son came home. King David danced before the Lord. Psalms 149:3 says,... Continue Reading →
Recently, Marci and I learned we were swindled out of a large sum of money we had paid for a tiny house. The company’s president blew it on race cars and trips to Las Vegas. Ouch! Father warns us, “Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.... Continue Reading →
“When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.” Proverbs 29:2 So true. But what do you do when there are no godly leaders to vote for? Some people I talk to have so little hope, they’re not even going to vote this election. That’s sad.... Continue Reading →
This week the world saw images of Donald Trump's bloodied ear, pierced by an assassin's bullet. It reminded me of the man who lost an ear when they came to arrest Jesus. During the arrest, the apostle Peter slices off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s servant. I imagine Peter (like the shooter... Continue Reading →
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