Return On Investment
"You were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit." 1 Corinthians 6:20 Long before the US professional baseball season begins each spring, team owners and managers are...
View ArticleProductive Pain
"All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 I’ll never forget when our youngest child Matthew fell and broke his wrist....
View ArticleAt the Core of the Crowd
“Now the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were all gathering around to hear him.” Luke 15:1If Jesus were to walk into your town today, I wonder what kind of people He would attract. If you were like the...
View ArticleBraggin’ Rights
“Rejoice in the Lord!” Philippians 3:1When Paul advised the Philippians that they should “rejoice in the Lord” he wasn’t telling them to be 24/7 “happy in Jesus” smile machines. I don’t …
View ArticleCrisis in Kokomo
“I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed… so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body.” Philippians 1:20The little airfield affectionately referred to as “Kokomo...
View ArticleWho Me, A Wretch?
“While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8There are a few hymns that I really like, and “Amazing Grace” is one of them. But somehow, like so many other familiar tunes, the …
View ArticleStorm Tracker
“Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” Matthew 14:29-30Normally,...
View ArticleAn Invitation To Friendship
"No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends." John 15:15 I grew up in a home with lots of wall plaques. One had a quotation by...
View ArticleTrue Confessions
"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me." Psalm 51:5 I love coconut. I always have! So, after an exhausting day in second grade, I found a bag of shredded coconut in...
View ArticleOne at a Time
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19A lot of us long to see the day when our country returns to its moral foundations. Yet, as wonderful as it would be to …
View ArticleJoyful Living
"Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy." 1 Timothy 6:17 Our search...
View ArticleOur Only Hope
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter...
View ArticleWhat’s More Important Than Voting?
“I urge…that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2Don’t forget to vote! We have all heard that call to good...
View ArticleSupporting Our Habit
“God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:7-8A...
View ArticleSnatched From the Fire
“Snatch others from the fire and save them.” Jude 1:23In a conversation with Billy Graham, I asked him what he thought needed to be changed in how we preach to people today compared to …
View ArticleSavor The Flavor
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28 America has often been called “a melting pot.”...
View ArticleNew Ownership
“You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20In the apostle Paul’s day, Corinth was a major trading center, located just a few miles from...
View ArticleHumpty-Dumpty Days
“I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” Psalm 13:5Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that children’s nursery rhymes are a little bizarre? Take, for instance,...
View ArticleHey, You in the Corner
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31I’ve always been intrigued by the nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner. At first blush it seems...
View ArticleNot Home Yet
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be...
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