Cathy Rigby was a member of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team in the 1972 Olympics at Munich, and she had only one goal in mind–to win a gold medal. She had trained hard over a long period. On the day she was scheduled to perform, she prayed for the strength […]
If God is good, why do people suffer?
If God is good and loving, then why is there so much evil and suffering in the world? We have all heard this type of question many times before. The simple, yet complex truth is, that God created man with a free will. Which gives us the ability to choose […]
The sun will rise!
I remember waking up one morning before dawn and I walked outside to read my Bible and pray. I waited long enough to see the sun rise. It wasn’t much different from any other day. There wasn’t anything spectacular about this particular sunrise. But there was a voice that I […]
The Better View!
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, […]
I Love Surprises!
Starla and I have four wonderful children. But we didn’t plan our first child and we didn’t plan our last child. We were married for three months when we found out Starla was pregnant. Our first son, Kolt was born one week before our first anniversary. We then had two […]
“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 […]