I like to get up early and get prepared for the day ahead. I like to face each day with some level of preparation. Even if I’m going on vacation, I like preparing and planning. In a few minutes, I’ll prepare breakfast. We prepared for this last weekend when we went to the grocery store…
Our church’s mission is: “Make disciples who make disciples”. I remember the literary rule when reading a sentence like this… the “you” is implied. The last words of Jesus while He was on earth with His followers was for them to go and replicate themselves. Jesus’ disciples had been with Him around three years. They…
I have seen my share of scandals, and some were significantly more harmful than others. A scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing public outrage. Often scandals are secret, and it takes years to discover. There are scandals going on right now in multiple areas of our everyday…
I am generally not a fearful person. There are things that startle me or scare me. I work hard at overcoming fear as often as I can. I think it was Zig Ziglar that said, “F.E.A.R. stands for false evidence appearing real.” Fear is a part of my emotional make up just like happiness and…
I have been speechless a few times in my life. Those that know me probably can’t imagine that. When there is any combination of shock, fear, surprise, and awe – I’m speechless. I’ve seen and heard some amazing things. I’ve seen some incredible part of God’s creation that left me speechless. In the middle of…
This is the act of stopping something or making sure something doesn’t happen. My Mom used to say, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. She was speaking in terms of preventing sickness by taking measures. In a pandemic there are all sorts of preventative measures that we take to prevent the…
When I was a kid, I was a follower. I wasn’t usually the one stirring up trouble unless I was following the lead or influence of someone else. I was easily influenced and felt the peer pressure to look and act like others. I had accepted Jesus and considered myself a Christian. I was known…
There have been powerful moments in my life. I remember talking to my parents as a young child about becoming a Christian. I lived off the faith of my parents and grandparents for many years. I clearly remember the moment when my faith became my own. I know where I was sitting and what I…
There are times when it’s not enough for me to say something, I must let my actions speak. There are times when no matter what I say or do, it will not be enough. There are people who don’t know me at all, but they’ve made their mind up about me based on hearsay. Some…
There are so many things that happen along the way of life. I’ve been on trips where fun things happened along the way. There are also things that are bad that happen along the way. There are things that happen along the way to work or when I’m headed home. If I’m not careful, I…