I love light! I love being in the light. I don’t much care for darkness unless I’m watching a movie, which is a lit us screen! Light kicks darkness out of the room. Light takes on all sorts of significance at Christmas time. My son loves to decorate the house outside and inside with Christmas…
This is a word I was told to “never” use. (Please accept my apologies for the obvious pun!) Seriously, I hardly ever use this word because it is so absolute and final. There is no negotiating with this word because it’s absolute. It brings boldness and finality to the conversation. There are times that I…
I live and work in the West Georgia and we have a nice sized regional university here in town called The University of West Georgia. I remember years ago and I think they still do a fundraising project called “A Day for West Georgia”. On this day they “pull out all the stops” asking for…
God has come to earth to make the way for those of us on earth like me, to find our way back to Him. He not only created me, He desires intimate fellowship with me. He loved me while I was still in my sin. He made the way through Jesus. Check out Isaiah’s way…
God makes it clear in His Word that He wants everyone to know Him and be known as His kid. He created us to worship Him. He created us to bring honor to Him. He is not selectively choosing one people group over another – He wants everyone to come to His table. Check this…
This word means that something or someone is close by. For example, my retirement is near, or I’m near my house. One of my favorite books is “God Came Near” by Max Lucado. God came near to us when He was born a baby! That word sort of jumped up in my lap this morning…
I’ve made promises many times before. I promised years ago to be a good husband to Tina – that promise is a vow. I’ve promised my kids stuff and I’ve tried to keep all my promises. Looking back, I see some that I didn’t do so well at keeping. God doesn’t miss a single promise…
There are not many things in life as “beautifully hard” as childbirth. I had the privilege of seeing all my biological children come into this world. To say the process was painful and hard would be quite an understatement. To say the process was beautiful just doesn’t seem to do it justice either. The beauty…
My Mom once told me that “beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone”! That makes me smile because I can hear Larry the Cable Guy saying something similar. Beauty is much more than the outside appearance. Our spirit within us reveals true and lasting beauty. It doesn’t hurt if the outside…
There are times when I’m worried or stressed about something I need to get done or something that someone else needs to do. I’ve said it before that “Worry is like a rocking chair – it gives me something to do, but accomplishes nothing”. My worries and stresses can be turned over to the God…