We don’t get to choose what life sends our way, but we do have a choice in how we handle those events. Age, maturity, experience, and determination all factors into the way we are able to cope with things that happen to us in life. Have you ever been under such a load that you […]

I talk to business owners and they tell you that you can’t find good help these days. People are not dependable. They work a few days and then don’t show up again. I’m glad God is not like that. How often have you been doing a task and realize it was too big for you […]

Life can wear you out. Dealing with the drama of today’s society will drain you both physically and mentally. “I just need to sit down a minute.” How many times have you worked until you were so give out that you needed to just sit down and rest a minute. My Bible reading this morning […]

It is very important what you allow your mind to dwell on each day. You can be happy or sad in just a few minutes by the thoughts you allow to control your mind. Did you know that you can renew the mind daily just by taking a few minutes in the morning to spend […]

Do you remember who your hero was as a child? Do you remember who your children’s heroes were when they were growing up? Remember how you wanted to dress, act, and look like those you thought were above everyone else? Our number one goal in life as a Christian should be to give Christ the […]

We all have a place of safety we run to when we feel we are in danger. Where do you go when you are facing things bigger than you can handle on your own? I am always amazed at the number of people who make leaving church out of their lives one of the first […]

Pardon me, or excuse me, are words we use to get through people that we are interrupting their path when we cross. Have you noticed that in reading the Bible that almost every “great” that is mentioned are people who allowed God to interrupt their lives with His will. They were willing to make tremendous […]

Since the era of phones with caller ID, we no longer have to identify people by their voices when they call. Most of us can remember answering the phone, and recognize who was calling by the sound of their voices. Most callers couldn’t identify one of us four boys from another. We often carried on […]

The main reason Satan continues to try to distract you, keep you out of church, disrupts your time of devotion with God, and puts so many irons in your fire that you can’t find time to attend Bible study, is he knows what a powerful weapon the Word of God is against him. If we […]

The first few minutes of your day are most important. The mindset that you begin your day will have a huge effect on the way things for you today. How many times have you made the statement, “If I don’t get this ____ I am going to be unhappy.” There are people this morning who […]

Summer of 2020 has been unlike any other summer I have ever lived. The pandemic along with all its restrictions has changed it completely. One more reason for many to experience a summer slump. Summer seems to be the time that we allow other distractions to cause us to break our routine of going to […]

The Old Testament covenant required the sacrifice of animals yearly to cover sins. Can you imagine the “Animal Rights Group” today, if that were still the only way for our sins to be covered? The Old Testament covenant never removed sins, it just covered them. The sense of guilt and the load of sin was […]

The real secret to change is not your willpower. The secret to change is when you know the truth and are faced with its consequences. If you can see the truth about where you are and what lies ahead, you will be moved to do something about it. Nothing will change in your life until […]

I have visited a couple zoos throughout my life with my children and grandchildren. We have seen all the animals and even had the opportunity to feed some of them. Of all the interesting animals that a zoo may have, not one of them was created to live it’s life in pens. How often do […]

I visited with some children and asked how excited they were about going back to school. I ask what grade they are in and I received numbers from 2nd all the way to 8th. Two girls in 5th & 6th spoke about wishing they were in high school. They couldn’t wait to grow up. I […]

How many people have you dealt with in life and thought they will never change their ways? How many people have you heard prayer requests for years and years and have not seen any changes in their lives? How many family members have you been talking and praying with about changing their behavior and seen […]

We live in such a cruel world. The world thinks you can’t disagree with someone’s ideas, lifestyle, theology, or intentions without there being some hatred attached to it. It is a constant battle between good and evil. No one has or will encounter more problems, hindrances, attempted distractions, and outright hatred than Jesus did while […]

Most of you know that Mikki and I have children doing ministry in another state. Their state has the highest percentage of virus cases per capita in the United States. This week, they, along with others in their church were tested for the virus. We would have loved to have been able to be there […]

We live in a society that has an epidemic of insecurity. They lack the confidence they need to survive and be successful in the world they live in. The lack of confidence has led them into a world of dependency on other things to cover their insecurities. We can learn to face life each day […]

A couple days ago, the lottery was growing pretty large again and the news showed people buying tickets. People were hoping for that infamous, “GET RICH QUICK.” One man was asked about winning the lottery of that size and he replied, It would be a life changer. I can hear people right now saying “I […]

I would not want to see where I would be at this stage of my life if I had to depend on my own knowledge, strength, and effort to get me here. Can I get an AMEN! I am so glad that I have God on my side. I can look back and see where […]

Our mind is the battlefield where our victories and defeats all take place. Satan’s primary way of fighting you is in your thought process. If you do not take authority over your thoughts, Satan will trap you and defeat you by making you believe things are always going to be like they are, or even […]

JULY 30th…I visited the place where I was born and raised a few days ago. The house was beginning to deteriorate and the roof was falling in. It was not much to look at and the place was beyond repair. I passed by again a couple days ago and the new owner had wiped the […]

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Telemarket and robo calls have changed the way I answer my phone. If it is an out of area code and I don’t recognize the number, I usually don’t answer my call. However, one of the most frustrating things we deal with each day is when we call people and they do not answer our […]