I’ve made many innocent blunders in my life. The one I’m going to tell you about ranks up there with the best, or maybe I should say, the worst of them. Starla and I had gone to the hospital to visit a family whose newborn was having a heart procedure. […]
A Grand Experience Pt 2
Kolt and Dandy (my sons) and I were hiking the Grand Canyon. We successfully made it to the bottom. We had our break. We rested in the Colorado River. We enjoyed our lunch. Now it was time to begin the climb. It wasn’t too bad at the beginning. But when […]
Serve
The word of the day is serve. I want to challenge you to serve someone today. Speak this word over your life and your marriage and relationships. Too often, we spend our energy and effort working to get ahead only for our own objectives. But what about others? What about […]
Little Things
Recently I was sitting at Starbucks when two men happened to sit down next to each other, very close to where I was sitting. One, a white man, the other, a black man. One noticed that the other was reading the Bible. So one asked, “What book are you […]
Let Freedom Ring!
The Fourth of July is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. Commonly known as Independence Day. It is a day to celebrate Freedom. That’s why freedom is the word of the day. […]
Move Forward!
Years ago when Starla and I were Pastoring in Houston, I would often go downtown on Saturday and invite the homeless to ride our bus on Sunday to church. I remember talking to man whose street name was “Redman.” I asked him to ride the bus to church, he […]
Live long. Live healthy. Live happy!
I recently met a 90 year old man in Cabela’s while picking up some needed items for deer season that is quickly approaching. (a little excited!) His energy and enthusiasm for life was so infectious. I couldn’t help but admire him and desire to be that active when I turn […]
Need a Vacation?
Re-energize is the word of the day. How many have ever taken a vacation and when you returned to work, you felt like you needed a vacation to rest from your vacation? The very purpose of a vacation is a type of a sabbatical. The main purpose is to […]
I’ve got my mind made up!
When my daughter Summer was just a little girl, my mother, her Grandmother, asked her to do something and Summer answered, “No.” My mother then gently scolded her and told her, “When your Grandmother tells you to do something, you should never say, ‘No.’” Summer became very quiet and […]
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 […]