When we pray, we want to know God is listening. When we’re in a crisis, we want to know God sees and is going to help. When we have an unmet need, we want to know God is aware and is already working out the solution. We want to know we have His attention. That […]
How desperate is your situation? Are you at the point where you can’t see any way out? No way that things can get better? Your spouse wants a divorce. Your company is laying people off. Your child is a drug addict. Your husband is addicted to porn. Your loved one was diagnosed with cancer. Maybe […]
This morning, I turned the switch on a lamp at our church and nothing happened. I tried flipping the switch on the power strip it was plugged into, but still nothing. I tried plugging the extension cord into another outlet, but it still didn’t work. Next, I replaced the bulb. That didn’t work either. I […]
My two favorite college football teams have been rocked by scandals in the past seven months. First, it was Penn State. Jerry Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator, was accused of sexually assaulting young boys. University trustees felt head coach, Joe Paterno, didn’t do enough to stop Sandusky, so they fired him. Joe died of lung […]
I love NASCAR races and last night was the biggest one of the year–the Daytona 500 When that green flag waved, there were forty-three cars racing around a 2.5 mile tri-oval at 200 miles per hour. There were about ten yellow caution flags during the race, which slowed their speed to 55 miles per hour. […]