“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16, ESV) In the game of baseball, when a coach senses his pitcher needs a moment to clear his head and focus on the next pitch, he will signal to […]

“And he arose and came to his father.  But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.” (Luke 15:20, NKJV) Life is filled with swift transitions, isn’t it? Events take place that put us on our heels … […]

“You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God; I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19:32) When my dad left us, I was twelve years old … the oldest of 3 other siblings.  I immediately signed up for two paper routes to help with the expenses and […]

I pulled up to an intersection and there sat a disheveled-looking man holding the usual sign. I wondered who he was … where he came from … what his life story was. I didn’t ask … the light changed … and I drove off! But I came away with this thought: We matter to God! […]

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable […]

“But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.” (Numbers 14:24, NKJV) The “all-seeing eyes of the Lord” doesn’t miss a thing. And this knowledge can be a source of strength and […]

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) It’s called affectionately “the love month”… February, in case you were wondering … that time of the year when special things are done for special people. Cards, candy, […]

“Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.” (1 Samuel 30:4)  Have you ever done that … until you had no more power to? Among the many events that occurred during the life of David, the shepherd boy who would […]

“It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.” (Ecclesiastes 7:2, KJV) When we go to a house of feasting we celebrate life and enjoy reflecting on whatever and […]

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NLT) As parents, we want our children to learn about and ultimately choose when they reach that time in their young lives … to follow Jesus.  We want them […]