I was 12 or 13 years old and had just come home from school. Walking into my house I noticed something wasn’t right. The television was on, the lights were on, there was food on the stove top, the table was even set, but something wasn’t right. My Mother was […]
Holy Communion?
My brothers and I grew up as Preacher’s Kids hanging around the church after school and through the week. Oftentimes we would find ourselves hungry like normal red-blooded American boys. So we would break into the church kitchen looking for food. Usually, all we found were communion wafers and […]
Renew me O God!
There was a season in my life as a teenager when I became so hardened in my heart that I remember while being punished for something I had done, I told my father, you can spank me all you want, I’m not crying. My tears dried up after that. […]
Right Place, Right Time!
Have you ever found yourself at the right place, at the right time? Maybe you were standing in the long check-out line at the grocery store and someone points at you and calls you to another register and allows you to go first. Have you ever drove through a crowded […]
You are Chosen by God!
The word of the day is chosen. John 15:16 says, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—“ You have been chosen by God. Did you know that most people are hindered at one time […]
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” A little boy and a little girl were singing, […]
It’s a Wonderful Life!
I took a pair of boots into a shoe repair shop to get a new set of heels. When I walked in “Rico” the shoe repair man greeted me with a big smile and said, “It’s a wonderful day, isn’t it?” I said, “Yes it is!” I told Starla about […]
Stay Vertical!
My brothers and I begged my parents for a trampoline one Christmas. They weren’t quite ready for us to have one, so they bought us pogo sticks instead. I look back on that now and think that is hilarious. But I loved jumping on that pogo stick. We would compete […]
The Perfect Gift!
A few years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning. He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside. The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a […]
Stress-less
Let me encourage you today! In a world today where there is so much stress, you can be stress-less. I know you have bills to pay, goals to achieve, friends to make happy, a family to provide for, tasks to accomplish, mountains to climb, Kingdoms to conquer, worlds to explore….what […]