This is my most favorite Sunday of the whole year. This is the day we celebrate Jesus conquering death. He rose from the dead on Sunday and this is the Sunday we celebrate that fact – Easter!  I love knowing that death is not the end. I love knowing someone who has faced death and…

That word brings up lots of thoughts to me. I’ve watched my parents restore old beat-up and run-down furniture and make it useful and pretty again. I’ve seen homes restored to better than new condition. I’ve seen lives restored from complete brokenness to a beautiful place. The Restoration process is often time-consuming and tedious work.…

I don’t always think of the Lord being in charge in other countries as well as ours. He is Lord of ALL – the earth, the universe – EVERYTHING.  The country of Edom has mistreated the Israelites and Judah. The Lord speaks against them and prepares to take them out.  Check this out…. 13 You have…

This is an important concept for me to understand. I feel like I have so much growing to do in this area. Leadership is the act of leading people or an organization. I have responsibilities to lead the Real Estate Firm where I’m also a partner. Some days I feel the weight of leadership and…

That sounds like to me an oxymoron. I’m not sure if there is such a thing as a “fake Christian”.  A Christian is person who believes in Jesus Christ and follows His teachings. The Bible introduces Jesus as the One and Only Son of God. He came to this earth to show us how to…

There are those who thrive on positions of power. They love feeling more important and more powerful than others. Sometimes people with lots of money feel that that they are so powerful. Sometimes people in positions of leadership feel so powerful. Power is not a permanent position. It is most often temporary. Any power that…

I think trees are some of the coolest plant or piece of vegetation on the planet. The Lord made trees of all shapes and sizes. They typically have one single stem/trunk that carries the nutrients back and forth from the roots to the limbs. I think that the Lord must have had a blast making…

I’ve heard it said that those who don’t know or ignore history are doomed to repeat it. I actually love history and just finished a great book about Abraham Lincoln, one of my historical American heroes.  I actually enjoy biblical history for the most part. There are parts of it that are disturbing to me.…

There are times when “The End” is disappointing  – like the end of a good movie, or the end of good concert. There are times when “The End” is welcomed – like a really bad movie, concert or bad day on the job. This list could go on and on.  God is still rolling out…

This is one of those words that is not fun to describe.  I’ve faced consequences of bad decisions on more than one occasion.  Most of the time I’m pretty frustrated with the consequences. You see consequences are the result or effect of an action or condition. When I make bad choices, the consequences are almost…