(1 Samuel 13:2-14:23 NIV) Do we not all face fear at times in our lives?  How we handle that fear is important.  We need to know where to go for strength so that we can defeat that fear - one of the strongest weapons in the arsenal of our enemy. You can read in the … Continue reading Heart and Soul →

Recommended Reading Psalm 106 & 107 (Best when read in New Living Translation & The Message Translation)  Psalm 106 is such a wonderful story capsule of God, His people and how they interacted.  It abbreviates some of their important history and expresses God’s deep love for them.  In verse 23 (The Message) we are reminded … Continue reading Critical Intervention →

(Recommended Reading Isaiah 30 - All scripture quoted from NLT) You may notice that for the 3rd week in a row the topics seem to be similar - parents, children and our Father God.  I am guessing that God was trying to get my attention about something with these ideas that worked their way into … Continue reading Who Do You Trust? →

Recommended Reading:  Jeremiah 42:1 thru 43:7 Anyone reading this that is a parent will know how difficult it can be at times to make a child understand why they need to follow your rules and directions - how to make them grasp that you most likely do know best. Children come into this world with … Continue reading Father Knows Best →

(All scripture from NLT except as noted) “Some folks treat God like a lawyer.  They go to him only when they are in trouble.”  (Anonymous)   As adults, are we not guilty of doing things that we should not do, or not seeking God’s guidance before we just jump into the middle of things without considering … Continue reading A God Of Convenience →

(Recommended reading:  2 Chronicles chapters 28-32) (I originally wrote this article July 2, 2019.  When I reread it this morning, I realized that it may be even more important today than it was then, so I felt compelled to share it with you today.) I believe that we probably all understand the importance of strong … Continue reading Cut From A Different Cloth →

There is a saying that I have heard many times over the years and when I researched it, I found that it had first been traced back to an announcement from a Methodist church in an Iowa newspaper in 1926.  But over the years it has been credited to a lot of different people with … Continue reading No Middle Ground →

“God’s promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.”  (David Nicholas) We must face the truth.  If we do that, we will have to confess that the times we are living in right now - today - are very dark times.  If you listen to too much news it can … Continue reading The Darker The Night →

(Recommended Reading:  Daniel 9:1-19 and John 12:20-28) Too much of the time our prayers tend to be all about me, myself & I.  If we want to release our prayers with power, we need to ask for things keeping in mind that the end result should be that God can and will be glorified.  We … Continue reading For Your Sake →

Recommended Reading:  Proverbs 4:20-27 We Americans tend to love our sports.  In all sports, you have the well-trained, disciplined players that focus on what they know, concentrate on the issues at hand and do their best at all times in order to win their game.  Those players will likely be out playing much of the … Continue reading Benchwarmers →