I loved this devotion this morning. Most people feel their relationship with God is determined by what they do. They think they must do certain things and not do other things for God to love them. Their spiritual walk is a life-long roller coaster ride, up one day and down the next determined by what […]

When Christ comes into our hearts and becomes our personal savior, we take on a new nature. We also receive the Holy Spirit into our lives which works to make us more like Christ each day. We are able to have self-control and make decisions to follow the spirit instead of the old fleshly nature. […]

We have all experienced setbacks in our lives. You can’t avoid having them. You may lose a job, a relationship my crumble, or your health may fail you. When setbacks come, we often began to fear what will happen next, which way to turn, or what the outcome will be. But, as a child of […]

I love the celebration of the Resurrection! To let our minds venture back to the breaking of dawn, the stone being rolled back and the Son of Man coming forth victorious over death, hell, and the grave. What a powerful event for us to think about. Not just because it happened, but because God did […]

Friday had been a horrible memory. Watching Jesus being betrayed, beaten, mocked, hanged on a cross, and finally seeing his dead body laid in a tomb. The dream, the excitement of a king, the ministry, all were suddenly silenced. We don’t know what the disciples did on Saturday. We don’t have a scripture to tell […]

The desire to be liked, and to be popular with people is something that most of us grew up with. The need to have people around us is something that most of us enjoy. The one thing that we strive for daily is to not be alone, we need people. God wants us to have […]

My wife and I were married almost 46 years ago. At the time, she drove a 1970 Chevrolet SS 396 that was navy blue with two large white strips from front to back. I drove a 1970 Dodge Charger RT with a 440 magnum that was yellow with a black vinyl top. It is amazing […]

I believe God has placed His Spirit in each of us to guide our daily decisions. If you only make the decisions today that you have peace about making, then today will turn out to be a very good day. Like an umpire calls a baseball game, we need to allow the Peace of God […]

Do you remember thinking as a child that your father could do anything? He was so strong, so fast, so smart, and able to repair almost anything you broke. Isn’t it amazing to have a Heavenly Father that is that and so much more. The God we serve is a BIG GOD! Nothing is impossible […]

This is the day we celebrate as Palm Sunday, the day Jesus made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As Jesus was making preparation to enter the city, He asked two of his disciples to go into a nearby village, where they would find a colt that no man had ridden, and bring the colt to […]

How many times has someone told you that you were not going through your problems alone? How comforting was it to you to know that God is by your side and walking through the unknown times of your life with you? It is like a child that is afraid of the dark. They will not […]

Do you know people who are moody? They can be happy one day and sad the next. They can be friendly today and the next time you see them they won’t speak. You never know how they are going to be when you meet them. I am thankful God is not moody. He never changes. […]

We face the option daily of praying and turning everything over to God, or, worrying about things that we can’t do much about on our own. When we worry about things, we are saying that we think we can solve our own problems better than God can solve our problems. We were not created to […]

I am amazed each spring when the ground begins to turn green just how many different types of weeds come up in my yard. Each year I spray and fertilize, but, each spring the weeds seem to return. If I don’t take care of removing the weeds, the grass will be starved out by them. […]

I like the new commercial about the boy who comes in to tell his parents of the accident he has had in the family car going through this really narrow drive through. He had already called the insurance company and found out they had accident forgiveness and everything was taken care of. No one has […]

I read the story of Anne Sullivan this morning during my devotion time. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, the student she taught will. Anne Sullivan was the tutor for Helen Keller. Helen Keller had an illness at the age of nineteen months of age that caused her to loose her sight and her […]

We all know that in order to keep our physical bodies in shape we have to exercise. To be honest, I could use quite a bit more than I am getting right now. It is not because the opportunity is not available, it is because I choose to do other things with my time instead […]

If we were all honest about our lives, we would confess that there are times that life seems to be an endless battle. One battle after another can cause us to live a life filled with fear and frustration. The great news about our battles is that we don’t have to fight them alone. The […]

There is not a greater expression of God loving us than the event of Easter represents that we will celebrate in a few days. God gave his Son so that he might come and live in our lives and be present with us daily. God loves us more than we love ourselves. The Bible teaches […]

We live in such a fast paced world. It seems the day is filled with increasing pressures to meet the next deadline or make the next appointment we have. If we are not careful in trying to keep up with all the exterior pressure put on us, we will leave out the things in our […]

One of my favorite things to do each do is EAT, but, one of my least favorite places to eat is the places with the buffets. There have many varieties of food, but most seem to be cooked without any seasoning, so they taste bland. I love those places where you know the food is […]

How long would it take for you to think of something you wish was different in your life? Something you wish you didn’t have to deal with today? You have already thought of something haven’t you. We have a choice to make each morning when we get up whether to be happy or to be […]

How things are going in your life is often shown by the expression on your face. You would think some people are the saddest people in the world by the expressions they show. Their faces tell the world to leave me alone, I don’t won’t to be bothered. I am one who loves to be […]

There is hardly a day that passes that I don’t meet someone that I’ve never met before. Often, I am introduced to them and we share our names with each other. I wish I could tell you that I remember the names they share with me, but, that is not one of my strengths. I […]

Have you ever wondered who you could talk to about a certain situation or subject? You just couldn’t think of anyone whom you thought would know enough about your problems to go to and share it with. We all know people that love to talk. I know people who think they are experts about everything […]