Crisis 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 weight of...
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 ArticleWhispers in the Dark Part 2
"And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of...
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 see a nation...
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 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 ArticleBorn Identity Part 1
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17We’ve all found ourselves using phrases like “in Christ.” But...
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...
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