Starla and I were recently in beautiful California. We hiked up a picturesque mountain to a spot called Castle Rock. Several times stopping to catch our breath and resting our legs. As we made it to the peak of Castle Rock, we stopped and enjoyed our sack lunch, while soaking […]
Scrambled Eggs!
When our children were all school age, I would fix breakfast for them in the morning before I dropped them off at school. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any culinary skills. But I can scramble eggs. That’s not too difficult. The only problem is, that I made […]
Right Place, Right Time!
Have you ever just been amazed at people who seem to be at the right place, at the right time, all of the time? It could be a job promotion, free giveaways or catching a fly ball at a MLB game. They just seem to be lucky. Is it luck, […]
“How to Turn Your Pain into Gain”
Everyone experiences pain in life. Pain comes in different ways to different people. But we all experience pain, loss and heartache. Can we turn our pain into gain? Yes. Read this verse below. 2 Corinthians 12:7, 10 (NLT) So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn […]
It’s not all about you!
1 Corinthians 10: 23-24 (ESV) “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. Today’s word is others. The Bible teaches us that there are certain […]
Amazing Grace!
Everyone experiences pain in life. All have experienced betrayal of some kind. All have lost someone we love. Most have suffered a broken heart. Many have been fired from a job. Some have experienced the failure of a marriage. Pain comes in different ways to all people. But we all […]
Are you Committed?
A wealthy old man was very excited about his lovely young bride but sometimes wondered whether she might have just married him for his money, so he asked, “If I lost all my money, would you still love me?” She responded, “Of course I would still love you. Don’t be […]
It’s all Good!
It’s all good! Have you ever asked someone, “How are you doing?” and they responded by saying, “It’s all good!” I realized some time back that it really is… “All good.” Romans 8:28 (NLT) says, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those […]
The Key to Life!
I was looking at my key chain the other day and I realized that I did not know what a few of the keys were for. I thought to myself, “Why am I carrying around keys that I have no use for?” Except for the fact that maybe I will […]
3 Steps to Deal with Disappointment!
When my father was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia and we were told that he had only one day to live. I was beyond shocked. He had just preached 3 times in the last week. This didn’t seem possible. We prayed for God to heal him. He lived three more days. […]