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 […]
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. […]
I’ve been a fan of Penn State and Joe Paterno ever since my cousin played football there in the mid-70’s. So I’m particularly grieved and saddened by the news that Jerry Sandusky, a long-time assistant coach, was sexually assaulting young boys over a period of many years. I read the grand jury presentment last week–what […]
Some random thoughts on marriage from James 3:13-4:7…. Unmet or conflicting desires can lead to fighting. When you put your own wants and desires before your spouse’s, there will inevitably be conflict. The world’s plan is to put our own needs before our spouse’s needs. James 3:13-18, tells us this will be characterized by envy […]
I’ve become very good at forgetting. I can forget why I walked into a room. I can start a task, get distracted, and an hour later remember what I was originally going to do. A couple weeks ago, I forgot my oldest daughter’s wedding anniversary. Those things aren’t good, but there’s a type of forgetting […]