Have you ever had your automobile not start because your battery was dead? You had to have someone jump start you. In the old days of straight shift vehicles, you could have someone push your vehicle and then put it in gear and start it, but now in the modern automatic era you have to […]

You don’t buy clothes unless you know they fit. Why would you try to do something for God that does not fit your gifting? I have a lot of people ask me how you know what God’s will is for your life. Many are waiting to hear God speak from heaven and direct their lives. […]

With all the events that have happened recently in our country, it is easy to get caught up in all the mud slinging people, politicians, and news media like to do. It’s almost impossible to find the real truth with all the one sided voices. We as Christians should be held to a higher standard. […]

Have you ever asked someone to do something and they did not get it done? There was usually a good excuse made for not doing what was asked of them. I can remember leaving chores for children and listening to every excuse you could think of for not completing them. People did not just start […]

Just as your physical body has many parts, the spiritual body of Christ also has many parts. Those parts are people who have found their purpose in life. Have you ever asked yourself what your purpose in life is? What am I to do with my life that will contribute to the Kingdom of God? […]

We make a lot of decisions without putting a lot of thought into them. We buy on whatever emotion is present and it’s often not a the best decision we could make at the time. All of us have had things that we wanted that we thought we had to have at that very moment. […]

When I was growing up it was not uncommon for us four boys to disagree among ourselves over simple things. It was a common thing for us to stand shoulder to shoulder when someone outside wanted to pick on any one of us. There are just two years between each of us so the bond […]

I have used it to hold the hem of my pants, used it for a tie tack, to hold the cuff of a shirt, to close a box, hold figurines together, and multitudes of other things. The thing with all this sticking power was marketed January 31, 1928 by 3-M Company. It is Scotch tape. […]

How often have you had someone say, “Call me anytime?” Few people mean it literally when they make this statement. I’ve said that to many people through the years. I had one church member with Alzheimer’s that called me quite often during the night. The invitation got pretty difficult when it came to carrying it […]

How many times have we not done things for others because you remember they didn’t help you out when you asked them? The world has taught us to do things expecting something in return. We do something extra on our jobs expecting advancement. We do something for others expecting them to return the favor. We […]

There is an old statement that remains true today. That phrase is “If it’s important to you, you will find time to do it.” We make every effort to make the important things in our life. We will go to work when we really don’t feel like. We attend our children’s events without fail. We […]

I have been watching a new commercial about being “OK.” The commercial stresses the point that just being “OK” in many areas in not acceptable to us. We don’t want an OK doctor. We don’t want to eat at an OK restaurant. We want those who serve us to be professional in their fields. I […]

The culture we live in today wants everything to be instant. They want to go from fat to thin in a week. They want to go from broke to wealthy in an instant. We have even Googled shortcuts to almost everything in our lives. A lot of believers have taken on that same mentality. They […]

My Bible reading this morning talked about authority. All of us have heard of, or exercised the “power of attorney.” It is when you give authority to someone to “be you.” They can use your name, speak for you, do business for you, and handle important documents, just like they were you. Jesus told his […]

The secret to change is not willpower. The secret is to know the truth and to face the truth. If you ever make a lasting change in your life it will be because you know the truth and deal with the truth in your life, your relationships, and in your daily walk. Paul teaches us […]

I love the story of David and Goliath. David was ready to fight, but he had to fight his own giants before he could fight Goliath. I know that I have fought some of these same giants in my life while attempting to accomplish what I know I was called to do. I pray this […]

We are prone to embellish stories when we tell what has happened to us. We think others have embellished their stories when they tell them. I have been in those circles when men were sharing their stories of things they have done. I often hesitate to believe some of the things they tell because they […]

We live in a world where people believe they deserve to receive gifts, be catered to, and are always looking for a handout. Being appreciative for we are given is not often found in our present society. I love to hear people say “thank you” when they have been given something or someone does something […]

We all have played the age-old game of hide-n-seek. I played it often with my children when they were growing up. I would hide and they would try to find me. The game is pretty simple and lots of fun. The whole point of the game was to hide so they would eventually find me…and […]

Love is the bond that ties us together. Loving others and being loved is what gives us confidence in a world that seeks to destroy your self esteem, goals, and your dreams. It is difficult to love others without knowing that you are loved. It is impossible to be loving unless you remember and understand […]

We live in a world where everyone is wanting more. Every worker wants to be paid more for what they do. On one of the first jobs I had as a young man I had a co-worker ask our boss for a raise. The boss’s reply still sticks in my mind today. The boss replied, […]

My devotion this morning is on loving others as you love yourself. Prejudice is a universal weakness in human nature, with every race and every group of people. We all struggle with a tendency to judge others by external characteristics rather than their value as people created by God. If not skin color, it is […]

It’s winter time in Alabama and you will often hear someone say to the driver of the vehicle, “Start the car.” We want the car to warm as soon as possible to do away with the cold. My Bible reading this morning talked about you and I holding the key to doing away with the […]

There was a TV show a few years ago now called the A-Team. They had one phrase that we repeated often. It was, “No brags, just fact.” They repeated it every time they were successful at the task they were attempting to conquer. There are a lot of people in the world who are struggling […]

We all know people whose mood changes almost every time you see them. You never know how to approach them or what to say. My best friend had a dog years ago that was just as moody. One time the dog was friendly, you could pet it and it was fun to have around. The […]