In the classic movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a repeating phrase is uttered “Who are Those Guys”. Butch and Sundance...
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I read about Derrick Moore who rescued a young girl in Myrtle Beach who was caught in a rip current. As he handed her off, he went under...
Something began to happen to me as I began to hear and understand the gospel (the message and life of Jesus) back in the 1980s. Inside...
When you become a Christian, you enter into a spiritual kingdom that has its manifestation through the people of God. It is a kingdom with...
We all have troubles, right? I had a district sales manager who said something pretty profound. He said “its not our job to solve...
I have been preaching lately a series called “In My Head”… thinking about our thinking. This morning I read again the...
Have you ever met someone with “Tude”… a bad Attitude. We all have. I have heard motivational speakers like Zig Ziglar...
I heard someone say “I may not yet be the person that God wants me to be, but by the grace of God, I am not the person I was”...
Good financial investments yield returns in which the profit is considered capital gains. Sometimes you have to pay a tax on those. Its...
Did I choose Christ or did He choose me? What was my part in this salvation of God? I know I have and continue to seek after God, but the...
Many years ago I heard pastor Greg Laurie refer to the condescension of Jesus, leaving heaven and Divine prerogatives, and coming to...
The other day a couple people gave me gift cards. It was a really thoughtful and generous gesture! My wife said, “why do people give...
I have been with families when their loved one is near death. Often God, in His grace, let’s the person know that they are going to...
My friend Ubong is currently detained as an alien in an ICE detention center. I am thinking of him this morning with fond affection and...
Life has struggles! Some might say life is a series of one struggle (physical, financial, emotional) after another. I think there is more...
I grew up with the TV Program “My Three Sons” which was a comedic look at single fatherhood and normal household antics that...
Ever driven a car out of alignment where it keeps pulling to one side? Annoying? Yes. And detrimental. Some spouses are out of alignment...
I don’t always set my phone app as an alarm to wake me up. Only on days that I worry I won’t naturally wake up (which I tend to...
When we were young (like all kids) we would make fun of each other, sometimes mercilessly. It was called “chopping someone low”...
I liked playing with Legos as a kid. I like playing with them even more now (if I have time). A couple years ago on Christmas break I built...
My friends Dale and Guy were in Las Vegas in 1998 at a youth pastor conference. We decided to watch a movie one afternoon called...
I am wearing a t-shirt today that has the words ROOTED across the front. I got the shirt in Kenya, Africa. It reminds me that our lives can...
I don’t really like when someone says: “You know, we are ALL CHILDREN OF GOD”. Its a pretty sentiment, but quite untrue...
There was a series of movies about magicians or illusionists who were like modern day Robin Hoods, returning ill gotten gains from rich...
During the summer, when we were young, my brothers and I would walk along a fairly often traveled road and look for used coke bottles and...
You hear the word “bless”, “God bless you”, and of course in the South “bless her heart. We have a saying in...
I love the Red Bull motto- “Red Bull Gives You Wiiiings”. It reminds me that the Spirit of God, when allowed control of my life...
It is really amazing the way that God made us. Our God-given conscience is so powerful and always at work. In one moment we enjoy the...
When it comes to my faith, I am on the “grace plan”, not the “keep the law” plan. One plan sets free, the other...
Remember the lyrics “I fought the law and the law won”? I have a built in sense of fairness. You do too. All of us have said...
Back in the 1970s and 80s a bunch of Christians had a hand sign with their index finger pointing up to heaven. It meant “One...
There are social studies and surveys that say people in the United States are leaving the faith. At the same time, it appears that young...
I give a fair amount of time to introspection. I am aware of my shortcomings, especially in this busy season of life that has significant...
I have some wonderful things about me, and some weaknesses too. I imagine that’s true for everyone. God’s grace is hopefully...
Recently, I was traveling on two mission trips. I met some modern day heroes for the cause of Christ. Some run schools or orphanages...
I live on “Church Row”. On Ontario Ave. in my hometown there has to be no less than 10 churches. Maybe the zoning commission...
“Share with your sister!” How often have you said that or heard that? Usually a reluctant child obeys and grudgingly gives the...
Years ago I was driving through the desert listening to the radio and the station was playing what it called “great tapes” (I...
I am fairly aware of my imperfections. If my life were likened to clay pottery… There are “cracks” in my otherwise...
I occasionally write cards and letters to friends to encourage them or prayer for them. Isn’t it nice when you receive a letter in...
I like the smell of my roses in the backyard. I like the smell of bacon. Did you know that some people like the smell of gasoline? I guess...
My life thus far has been relatively absent of great distress and suffering. Oh, sure there has been a bit. I have been with others who...
Have you noticed that sometimes the best encouragement or advice comes at the end of a letter or sermon. I feel like that is the case with...
I was having lunch with my son. He observed me taking my hearing aids out, setting my glasses on the table, and then he saw the retainer...
I think we have all heard the term “first and foremost”. We invoke it to recalibrate priorities. With all that happens in life...
I am in court fairly often. More than I would like. There is decorum, order, and protocol. The same is true in the church. I look forward...
The apostle Paul emphasized love above all. When I look at diamonds, I think it is the many facets that what makes them shine. In the same...
I remember reading a book by the title “The Body Dynamic”. In it, pastor John MacArthur emphasized how God has made the members...
I see a lot of these little plastic Jesus figurines in various places these days. They are kind of cute reminders. I don’t think they...
My wife is a “trad wife” in some ways. She and I have developed some traditions within our family. We like to take everyone out...