Have you ever seen a “Wet Paint” sign and just couldn’t resist the urge to touch it and find out if it was wet or not? Sure, most of us have done that at one time or another. What is it about caution signs and warning signs that cause some […]
Pardon the Interruption!
I was sound asleep, in the middle of the night, when out of nowhere I heard the sound. It’s the sound that you only hear in the dark of the night. It’s the sound that interrupts your sweet dreams. It’s the sound that beckons you from the comfort of your […]
The curse of creativity is conformity!
I read recently that in a research study, one series of I.Q. tests were given to children ages 2 – 4 years. How many children do you think were found to be highly creative with curious, questioning minds and an ability for abstract thinking? The results were: 95%. Now imagine […]
Does God Create Detours?
Recently as I driving to a restaurant, I was detoured by construction. Of course, I immediately resented the fact that I was being slowed down and was not going to arrive at the time I had planned. I was impatiently tapping my steering wheel and breathing deep sighs of frustration. […]
What’s on your schedule today?
Did you know that God loves you? He loves you more than you realize. More than you could imagine. More than you could ever dream. This story will illustrate God’s love for you. “A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” […]
Live with Urgency!
“When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. No one made an attempt to stop the beating. The next day she was blown away to learn that the youth had died as a result of the pounding. […]
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 […]
Sing your Song!
A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston, Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired, “Son, where did you get those birds?” The boy replied, “I trapped […]
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
Check out this inspiring quote from Winston Churchill. “You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.” Britain […]