I have been a part of the Restoration Movement for most of my life. It was a Christian movement that sought to reform the church from within. The movement also sought “the unification of all Christians in a single body patterned after the church of the New Testament.” The word reform and restore are closely…
This idiom is still true today. When I do something good, it can lead to more good choices and activities. The opposite of that is true as well. When I do something bad, it can lead to more bad things. So, the goal is quite obvious – to do good and let more good things…
This would probably be an appropriate tribute to Mom’s around Mother’s Day, but I think we should celebrate Mom’s all year long. I am married to a wonderful Mom (and Nana). I am blessed with a wonderful Mom who gave counsel and advice my whole life. She was also blessed with a wonderful Mom (aka…
Time is probably our most precious commodity. We all have 24 hours in a day, 7 days each week and 52 weeks in each year. I sometimes look back over my life and see places where I wasted valuable time. The value of time depends a lot on perspective. To the person who just got…
There have been times that I’m bold and confident. At other times, I may be a bit unsure and my confidence shaken. I would consider myself to be bold in my faith. I have walked with the Lord for many years, but I think it’s still important to daily listen to Him and talk with…
There are many synonymous of this the word faithful. I was thinking of dependable, steady, resolute, trustworthy, consistent, unwavering, sure, confident, straight & devoted to name a few. When I think of faithful, there are people in my past that come to mind. My grandmother (Mammie) was a faithful follower of the Lord. She had…
When I think of a house divided, I think of fans of different football teams. Here in the south, collegiate football is almost like a religion. I grew up in Kentucky where basketball is more like a religious experience. In Kentucky, if your spouse was a Louisville Cardinal fan and you were a Kentucky Wildcat…
It is one thing to accidently or inadvertently sin, it is totally another thing to plan it out. One thing I hardly ever do is completely count the cost of my disobedience. There is usually a cost to my disobedience with the Lord and it’s not cheap. I can recount many sins that I’ve been…
I feel like life is made up of hundreds of choices every day. The simpler my life is, the less choices I have to make. When I’m crazy busy, I have lots of choices to make and they can’t always be delegated to someone else. When the dust of my day clears, I really make…
I have been “used” before by someone who has little regard for me as a person or as a professional. I have to say that it hurts to be treated as “disposable”. I have to confess that I’ve used people in the past to get something I wanted and then when they were no longer…