FruitcakeI am pretty sure that I have never really tried a piece of fruitcake. It may be scrumptiously delicious or it may be as bad as some people like to portray it.  I really do not have a strong o...  Read More

Finish WellYesterday I spent some time next to the bed of a young man fighting for his life.  You cannot experience something like that and not reflect on your own life.  This morning I read this litt...  Read More

Thoughtful GratitudeSo, I woke up this morning and like I do every Wednesday morning, I began to think about what I would write in this blog.  I pretty much settled on the traditional November kind of...  Read More

Snip SnipHere is a theory that I am slowly developing.  One of the ways that you can tell who is the most independent spirit among your children is by who cuts their hair as a child.  Think about it. ...  Read More

A Good Reminder“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”  II Peter 3:18This past weekend our church vent...  Read More

Different not BetterHebrews 10:23-25 is a famous passage of Scripture.  Pastors love to quote these verses because they serve as a great encouragement for Christians to gather together.  As with any S...  Read More

Divine GuidanceWe all love Psalm 23. We love the beautiful imagery of God being our shepherd.  We love the way David penned the poem.  We love the truths that this poem teaches us.  Today, I was think...  Read More

Meditations and MusingsThese verses from Proverbs have captured my thinking, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise repro...  Read More

This Thing Called LoveI have been doing some thinking.  This always scares me because I know the limitations of my abilities.  Not wanting to be the only one meditating on this, I share my thoughts wi...  Read More

Help Yourself“If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.”  Prov 9:12This is probably the most individualistic verse in all of the Bible. Certainly our decisions ...  Read More

Confidence“Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us ...  Read More

Subtle LiesThe Evil One can be patient.  He will take years to retrain the thinking of a whole culture in order to establish lies that cut at the heart of who we are in Christ.  His lies are often bui...  Read More