I love this Armed Forces Motto: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” Isn’t that great? In other words, when you put the time into preparing for battle, the more ready you are to face the fight. And what is true for physical fighting...
“Um, sorry, what did you say?” That’s the response I get many times when I’m talking to my younger brother. His hearing took a beating years ago when he was working at a car body repair shop. The steady noise combined with his serious work ethic damages his hearing,...
"I love you 3000." This iconic bit of Hollywood scripting is such a powerful illustration of our current understanding/misunderstanding about love. The sentimental side of me sheds tears as a child tries to tell her daddy how much she loves him, and in her little head, the number 3000...
“Hate” is such an ugly word. And yet I use it all too often. “I hate this traffic.” “I hate coconut!” ( I really don’t like coconut. I think it’s the texture.) “I hate that music.” You get the idea. But, sometimes, dark times, weak times I have even used that word about another...
There's an old chorus our youth group liked to sing during youth meetings called "Lift Him Up." It goes something like this: "Lift Him Up, Lift Him Up, Lift the Name of Jesus Higher. Lift Him Up. Raise His Banner to the sky. He said 'If I be Lifted...
We were talking in Bible study recently about “First Principles.” It seems this is something we so rarely consider, but if we miss fundamental truths, we always end up in places we never intended to go. For instance, if you don’t build your life on the fundamental truth that when you say...
But I was really sorry. I said so over and over again. And I really meant it. I was sorry for what I did. And it wasn't the first time. It wasn't even the second time. It was multiple times I'd stumbled over the same mistake. And I was...
It was a favorite Sunday School song in my 1st-grade class on Sundays! "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine. Let it shine....
When I was a boy the movie The Wizard of Oz was always showing around Easter time. I'm not sure why the TV executives chose that time of year to show this movie, but I do remember looking forward to it every year. I especially like the spot toward...
"We must speak out! We CANNOT be silent! Silence makes evil possible!" We hear this a lot nowadays, and I confess, I have great sympathy for this message. I'm a preacher, after all. And the public and fearless declaration of the Gospel is normal for we Christians through history. But,...
