Monthly Archives: August 2024

We want peace at all costs—but we want it our way in our time—as quickly as possible.  We don’t like to wait for what we want.  Once we have a desire of getting, selfish pride takes over and we will … Continue reading →

“You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar” my grandmas used to say when the cousins would gather and disagree over the rules of playing a game.  As the disagreements grew, nasty, hurtful words were said as weapons to … Continue reading →

Love and marriage, love and marriageThey go together like a horse and carriageThis I tell you, brotherYou can’t have one without the other You can’t read this without singing it, right?  (By now the tune is stuck in your head!)  … Continue reading →

We gather in a comfortable common place with others and form a community called church.  We sing from our hearts to God, listen to His Word spoken, and say we believe in Jesus who is responsible for our salvation and … Continue reading →

“Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does.” 1 Corinthians 14:1, MSG  FACT:  We have changed the meaning of the words “as if.”  Today’s idiom is used as a jester of unbelief.  “Are … Continue reading →

Tell me the story of Jesus,write on my heart every word;tell me the story most precious,sweetest that ever was heard. (Fannie Crosby, 1880) Sing them over again to meWonderful words of lifeLet me more of their beauty seeWonderful words of … Continue reading →

If my existence depends on living a life of perfection, I’ve already failed miserably.  Take me now, because if my life depends on perfection, I’m hopeless.  Perfection is beyond earth living.  If I depend on my own wisdom in decision … Continue reading →

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6, NIV At the cross, at the cross, … Continue reading →

There is no better feeling of relief than when a problem that has been monopolizing our thoughts for months, maybe even years, is finally resolved.  The problem was produced by us and others but a solution to resolve the problem … Continue reading →

Humans have created new rules for life as we grow from children through adulthood.  As children, we made up the rules of the games we played.  The “rules” of the game were not set in stone, but fluid and always … Continue reading →