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

Ding DongThis will definitely be the most controversial of my 454 blogs.  If you are prone to getting your feelings hurt, then you may want to skip this blog as I am going to say some very strong thin...  Read More

Don’t be StupidSin makes us stupid.  We say stupid things.  We make up stupid excuses. When confronted we blame other people, really believing that many will think it is someone else who is to blame. ...  Read More

WantedHave you ever felt as if you were being tolerated?  You were with people, they were kind enough, but you were getting some strong signals that, at best, they were tolerating your presence.  Mayb...  Read More

Shameless PlugWhen I was a youth pastor we used to do a two week, every night, VBS.  I was in charge.  It was more than exhausting.  The amount of work that went into each night was simply amazing.  C...  Read More

I Know BetterThe other day I was trimming some trees and bushes around my yard.  My plan was to cut them all down and then go back and pick them all up. I went to the backyard to begin trimming a line...  Read More