Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope today is a day of joy for you, although I know several of my friends who will be feeling the ache of loss, as their “valentine” has gone on to be with Jesus in the recent past. That’s one of the things I don’t really like about my current age/stage …
Have You Offered Your Boat To Jesus?
I love it when God arranges for us to hear the same message more than once. Has it ever happened to you? You read a verse, then someone later quotes it, then it shows up randomly on a sign. Or the song on the radio refers to it. I think it was Albert Einstein who …
Do You Trust The Motives Of Jesus?
Have you ever met anyone whose motives were unclear? Maybe they said the right things, but you had a sense they weren’t being honest and open with you? I think that’s true of false teachers. They tell you that you’re basically a good person, that if you work hard enough at doing good things, you …
Influence
Is a long life synonymous with influence? Perhaps. I can think of a few politicians that have been in office way too long. The length of your life, however, isn’t necessarily relative to the effect you have on the world. It’s how you choose to use your life, not the length of it, that matters. …
Familiar Words That Still Speak
When I was born, the world was a different place. In America, many families were still living the “Father Knows Best,” “Leave It To Beaver,” kind of life, where dad went to work and mom stayed home. For me, the days were pretty simple. Get up, go to school, come home, do your chores and …
The Way Of The Word 