From time to time I actually get a moment or two to do some reading (not as much time as I would like). In one of the recent reads I had, the author spoke a little about Billy Graham. As the author shared some details that I had not known, I was intrigued and took…

Do you ever feel totally inadequate? Unable to meet the demands of life, family, job? Nothing in my life reminds me of that more than parenting. Here are a few verses that gave me encouragement today, I hope they do the same for you! Psalm 37:23 If he stumbles, he’s not down for long; God…

Growing up in rural east Texs, you pick up alot of terms and words that I don’t hear much anymore. It may just be the times or I suspect it is more around my “raisen” in a simple country setting. One of the words I like, (and strill try to use now and again) is…

In a life often filled with hardships, struggles and challenges, we often find ourselves on the edge of faith. Not only faith in God, but faith in government, faith in our employer, faith in humanity and sometimes faith in ourselves. To get through these times and find ourselves back on stable footing, I have had…

So occaisionally I have a friend who will send me a video link that just strikes me funny.  The below link is one that had me rolling.  It is a BudLight commercial, so if you find that sort of thing offensive, please dont review.  I would say that this one is superbowl quality in terms…

I often marvel at scenes from movies where you see the air traffic controllers working.  I think man how hard it would be to keep up with all those planes and make sure none of them crash into each other.   So I had to BING the job description to see if my perception was correct, check…

“To be always intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it — this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed.” Sir Walter Scott We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in…

Researchers, who surveyed 596 elderly hospitalized patients in 1996, found that those who said they ”wondered whether God had abandoned me,” ”questioned God’s love for me” or ”decided the devil made this happen” were more likely two years later to have died than patients who did not endorse such statements. The patients in the study…

Braveheart is one of my favorite movies. While it tells a wonderful love story, it also has many challenges for me as I look at the life of William Wallace. Near the end of the movie as his life comes to an end, he cries “Freedom”. That moment always touches the warrior heart in me.…

Proverbs 29:11 says “A fool gives full vent to his anger, bu a wise man keeps himself under control.” Have you ever found yourself so angry that you just unleashed, vented, attacked, let loose on someone? I know this is something I have struggled with alot as of late. No, I am not talking about…

And who said that it was men who had the mid-life crisis? I mean take a look around. Don’t wait to adjust it all at once. Take stock in your life daily and make minor course corrections, otherwise you will hit the rocks or veer way off course and find yourself wondering how you got…

Today is my birthday, a ripe old age of 41.  I found myself quite surprised by the number of well wishes I recieved today.  I must admit the benefit of facebook in hearing from friends.  The encouragement I recieved today was a tremendous uplift for my spirit which has been down of late. I entered…

“Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;” – Proverbs 16:6 Thats a challenge to our lives.

I wonder what our Sunday morning offering at church would look like if we seriously practiced “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come…

Luke 17:3-4 So watch yourselves.       “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.” Matthew 18:15-17 “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just…

In a recent study,  experts seem to agree that new developments like the internet, texting and tweeting are contributing to increased loneliness. So basically you should stop reading this right now and leave the house and go hang out with some friends.

Who is God to you today?  A few days back a good friend asked me that question as they were encouraging me through a very difficult situation.  I have thought about that alot lately.  What did she mean, and more importantly who is God to me? You know I have been a believer in God…

Love. Now that is a broad topic and his been covered all through the ages by better writers and philosphers than myself. I almost feel imtimidated to even speak on the matter at all, almost! You know I think love is something that we all crave to recieve, but also to give. No amount of…

Recently I have begun to go through counseling. This has been a strange thing for me as I always thought I was OK and do not need it. Interestingly enough though as I sit in the counselors office and begin to share where my current thought processes are and what I feel, I listen to…