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 →

(All scripture references from NIV unless noted otherwise) In Joshua chapters 5 and 6 we read about how Joshua led the Israelites to soundly defeat Jericho – without really even having to do much battle.  Chapter 6:27 says “So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.”  I am sure that … Continue reading Making A Deal With The Devil →

Recommended Reading: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Franklin D. Roosevelt once said “...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”  That is such an undeniable truth, because if we allow fear to permeate our hearts and minds there is so much that can and will go wrong. What are some of the things that can … Continue reading Nothing To Fear →

(Recommended reading – Psalm 3) We were brought up by our parents, at least most of us, to be strong and independent.  Babies are urged to sit up alone, to walk, to talk at very early ages – and when they accomplish any new feat, they are praised and applauded by everyone.  Then they are … Continue reading Strength In Dependency →

(Recommend reading 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 - Quoted scripture from NLT) Why is it difficult for so many people to see the true light of this world?  The answer to that question can be found in 2 Corinthians 4:4 – “Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t … Continue reading Light At The End Of The Tunnel →

(Recommended Reading Joshua 6) More inspiration from music.  One such song is “Do It Again” by Elevation Worship.  The beginning of the song is this: “Walking around these walls I thought by now they’d fall But you have never failed me yet Waiting for change to come Knowing the battle’s won For you have never … Continue reading Patience + Persistence Pays →

Those of you that follow this blog that also know me well personally, are very aware of the fact that I am a very politically-oriented person.  I love America.  It is not a perfect nation, she has many faults, because it is made up of imperfect people that themselves have many faults.  But I truly … Continue reading Bottom Line – We Are All The Same →

(Number 13:1 - 14:45 NIV - all bold emphasis is mine) These two chapters in the Bible tell us the story of how the Israelites are finally near the end of their very long journey in the desert – they are on the brink of success.  The land promised to them by God was before … Continue reading You Asked For It →

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of the word normal is: “ordinary or usual; as would be expected.”  Merriam-Webster says: ”conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern.” When Moses lead the Israelites out of slavery, they were pursued by the Egyptian army, they came up to the Red Sea with no way to … Continue reading What Does Your Normal Look Like? →

(Deuteronomy 10:12-13, 17, 21 & Hebrews 13:8 - NIV) In the final speech Moses delivered to the Israelites before his death, he reiterated again to them all the miraculous things that the mighty God had done for them – despite all their rebellious behavior – about which he also reminds them.  Then he says “And … Continue reading Yesterday, Today, Forever →