Every time you are tempted to allow something to get you down, remember your eternal guarantees.
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Weren't you just heartbroken over the events last week in Charlottesville? I turned on the TV to see the kind of hate that took my breath away. It made me scratch your head and wonder, "where does that come from?" Many mothers and fathers were shocked to see their own children behaving like that, declaring, "we didn't raise our child to be that way!" I believe hate often comes from fear. When ...
Read MoreOur 5-year-old daughter, Dorothy, curiously peeked into the coffin at her grandpa's still form. The last time she'd seen him, the two had sat together in the Arizona sunshine. His baritone voice had spoken with excitement of the unique plants in the desert landscape. Now, he lay lifeless before her.
Read MoreDear Friend, Market research is big business these days. Corporations spend billions of dollars trying to determine what consumers want and how to motivate them to buy it. They study customer habits and preferences so they can shape their products and services to make them as enticing as possible. When it comes to the business world, the consumer is sovereign.
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There comes a time when you have to make a leap of faith. Faith goes beyond logic. When Jesus was with those tired, hungry people following Him, He called to Phillip, “How are we going to feed these people? There are five thousand there.”
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Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. – Proverbs 31:31
Read MoreIt was fifty years ago today… And America was tearing itself to pieces. The country still reeled from the loss of President Kennedy. His successor, President Johnson, initially rode a wave of goodwill. But his popularity eroded as he and the political establishment further entangled the country in Vietnam. An unpopular war in a faraway place, costs and casualties grew exponentially. At the same time, our nation was locked in a Cold ...
Read MoreYou might be overworked, overwhelmed, and overcommitted if: You can’t remember the last time you took a nap without feeling guilty… You’ve bumped into someone at church and wanted to get together, but didn’t have room in your schedule for the next six months… Your family meals together consist of McDonald’s drive-through on the way to several activities during the week... You live from one “to-do list” to the next ...
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