I will never understand how someone can hurt a helpless little child. When I hear stories of child abuse, I cringe. It really sends me sideways to hear of someone hurting a helpless child. I also get pretty upset when I hear of a man abusing his wife verbally or physically. There is simply something…
This motion picture by this title opened this past Friday to the public and I had the opportunity to see the movie with my wife, Tina, our two youngest sons, and several people from our church. I must say that the cheesy acting in a “Christian film” does generally not surprise me, because the budget…
When I think of this word, I often think of how we title the royalty of kings and queens. We would say “your majesty” when calling on them or speaking to them. The definition speaks of “beauty, dignity or impressive stateliness”. Majesty to me also screams out a characteristic of God. He is the ultimate…
If I were to get lost in the mountains while hiking and get disoriented, my wife (I’m pretty confident) would call for a rescue team. The first phase of that operation would be a search team. They would try to find me and then second phase is to rescue me or save me. If I’ve…
I’ve had my share of celebration prayer – where I’m filled with joy and excitement over something that the Lord has done in or around me. I’ve also had my times of painful prayers –where I’m so weak and exhausted from crying out to God that I just fall at His feet. King David articulated…
My clothes protect my body from the elements. I can hardly imagine what it would be like to be exposed to the burning sun without protection. I also can’t imagine exposure to extreme cold without protection of my clothing or a warm coat. The fact is I need protection from lots of things. I need…
When I think of the word “relax” – I’m thinking of jumping off the stress bandwagon and “chillin out”. I’m thinking of floating on the lake in a boat or sitting by the lake with an evening campfire. There are all sorts of ways to relax, but they often seem so very far away. I…
I used to love the Renaissance period where people had the body armor, shields and swords for protection. I had the opportunity to go to a Renaissance festival in Atlanta a few years back and seeing the protective gear up close was a bit different. I could see the flaws in the armor, the places…
There are times when this question doesn’t have an answer. I’ve done stupid things before because I was just being stupid and not thinking. I really can’t say why I did something stupid other than not thinking. I didn’t plot or plan the stupidity – I just did it. There are times when I do…
There are similar words that I think of when I think of access. I think of words like available & opportunity. Because of the Internet, I have access to seemingly unlimited supply of information on just about any subject known to mankind. Having access to that depth of information is really important. I also have…