How To Become Rich
Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. —Luke 12:15I find it interesting that Jesus taught more about money than anything...
View ArticleDéjà Vu All Over Again
After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. —John 21:1Baseball legend Yogi Berra is known for his oft-repeated quips like, “It ain’t over till it’s over” and...
View ArticleBrain Drain
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." Romans 12:1When I travel, wake-up...
View ArticleWhat’s In Your Wallet?
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." Ephesians 1:11An advertising blitz for a credit...
View ArticleVoices
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27Hearing voices has to be the most haunting of all the mental disorders. After all, which voice do you listen to? Talk about...
View ArticleHelp Is on the Way
“ Yes, I am coming soon.’” Revelation 22:20My aging Chevy Tahoe has a nifty little feature—the OnStar button. Some time back, General Motors started installing this blue button on many of their...
View ArticleSoul Food
Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. —Jeremiah 15:16Grocery shopping with my wife, Martie, is like taking a seminar in nutrition. I’ll often...
View ArticleThe Problem With Self-Sufficiency
I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. —Revelation 3:15 The city of Laodicea had a water problem. One nearby town had fabulous hot springs and another...
View ArticleStretching the Truth
“Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.” Proverbs 4:24 I worked for a carpenter one summer between college semesters. Being the inexperienced apprentice, occasionally I...
View ArticleA Way Out
“Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” Psalm 51:6It’s confession time. The mere sight of a squad car—particularly when my speed is a little beyond the...
View ArticleThe Wise Guy in the Backseat
“Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." Psalm 119:97Driving with two young children in the backseat often requires a special kind of grace. Especially when, like on this trip, I was...
View ArticleGone Fishin
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs’” John...
View ArticleMake Up Your Mind
“This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best” Philippians 1:9-10When I was young, my mother tried to...
View ArticleThe Song Of The Saints
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. . . . Your judgments have been manifested. —Revelation 15:4We’ve all heard the expression, “I don’t get mad; I just get...
View ArticleNo Cause For Alarm
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. —Ephesians 4:26The sound of the alarm blaring from inside the church struck panic in my heart. I had arrived at church early one...
View ArticleThis Time It’s Personal
"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ ” Luke 15:21I’ll make a confession if you promise not to tell. Having been...
View ArticleBefore and After
“We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” Ephesians 2:10I’m sure that you’ve seen those before and after pictures in ads for diet...
View ArticleBravo for the Boundaries
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." Psalm 1:1In case you haven’t noticed, we live in a no-holds-barred,...
View ArticleAre We Small Yet?
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” Philippians 2:3 NASBKids are great! Things that we take for granted are...
View ArticleJell-O Knees
“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:5-6Somewhere in the...
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