Sometimes we wake up, expecting a day just like any other. And, with no warning life gets complicated. Then what happens? I was flying home to Orlando from Chicago. Seated beside me in the plane was a little girl. I turned toward her. "Are you traveling by yourself?"...
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in...
Are you feeling overwhelmed today? David knew what that felt like. He lived much of his life in hiding, even going to live with the enemy because of fear of what Saul would do to him, and in the Psalms, we see him even admitting this: "...when my heart is...
When you are grieving the inevitable loss of someone you care about, it is sometimes hard to see anything other than the pain of grief. Nonetheless, God is there, and no matter how much it hurts, He sends little "gifts" along the way to help ease that pain. This was...
It doesn't happen often, praise be to God, but I recently was off work for nearly a week with some kind of a virus. The last time I called in sick was 3.2 years ago. And before that? Hum. Maybe 9 years ago I was off for two days with a bad cough? The bottom line is,...
"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12) "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15nor does anyone light...
Lately it seems I've been waking up far too early for my liking. In the early morning hours it can be a mite lonely, and the funny thing is I've never been an early riser. This morning my eyes opened before the sun came up, this time in part to my wife's cell phone...
Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place remarked Augustine…a Wise Saint, This is the truth, we see the Scriptures often and unerringly paint Historically, those who searched for the right thing n the wrong place Have been left to regret deeply, for...
"We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next." (Romans...
I gasped when I read this headline: “Chinese Woman Mistakes Airplane Exit as Bathroom, Deploys Evacuation Slide.” Her mistake was all over the news. The process to put back the slide in place delayed the flight for hours. Her passport was confiscated and she probably...