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. […]
Good Intentions!
Have you ever been walking out of a retail store and one of the employees says, “Thanks for coming in!” and you reply almost without thinking, “You too!” Or you drive through a toll booth and the cashier says, “Have a nice trip!” and you reply “You too!” Or your […]
We Remember!
Remember “Remember” is the word of the day. I want you to speak this word over your life, family and marriage today. Why the word remember? We have a powerful tool called memory. We can choose to edit our memory if we try hard enough. We have the ability to […]
You are extraordinary!
The word of the day is extraordinary. There are so many things that make humans extraordinary. There are countless wonders of life that make each day extraordinary. People, places, things, thoughts, ideas and imaginations all collide to make life itself extraordinary. But the people whom God has placed in our lives […]
The Naked Cowboy!
Many of you may be familiar with The Naked Cowboy. This is a guy who walks around in nothing but underwear, boots, Cowboy hat and guitar. He entertains on the streets of New York, ordinarily in Times Square. We ran across him recently and of course we had to get […]
Carry each other’s burdens!
Years ago, Starla and I took our family to the beautiful state of Colorado during the winter season to go skiing. My daughter Summer was too young to ski. However, I didn’t want her to miss out on the action. So I put Summer in a child-safe backpack and carried […]