Standing in line at the supermarket is such an education. As I'm placing my grocery items on the conveyor belt and watching them slide toward the cashier, I glance toward the ubiquitous magazines there in the check-out line and read headlines screaming at me that Big Foot has been...
It wasn't any medical condition. And yet, she just stared at me. I know she heard me, but she didn't want to do what I was saying. Of course, she was only 3 years old, and 3 year olds are notorious for not being able to "hear." at times. It...
Why all the drama? OK, I have to confess, I am no fan of drama for drama's sake, and I'm in the house with two daughters who excel in drama! "She touched me" "She's looking at me" WHAT? She's "looking at you? Really? I guess I didn't get the...
We wrap up our 100 Campaign today at midnight! And what an amazing 30 days it has been! Our Patron Count stands at 99 and all we need is ONE MORE supporter to reach our Goal! Are you the ONE? Faith Encouraged Ministries started out as a way to encourage...
I have a habit of calling what many call "The Old Testament" the "First Testament." And I do that because too many in the Church treat the books in the front of our Bible as either unimportant or not as valuable as the New Testament. I confess I've had a...
Growing up as a young man in the 1970's meant I heard some of the best music in the world! One song I remember that got the whole car singing along was the anthem "United we Stand" by the Brotherhood of Man. The chorus was "For united we stand,...
I'm convinced everyone wants to know God. Everyone. Even the most radical atheist or hedonist wants to know God above everything else. In fact, I'm convinced a man is an atheist because he is so angry that the God he longs for at the very core of his being...
Winston Churchill once said "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime, in your life." There was a man who use to take great pleasure in insulting me. He seemed to go out of his way to do it and he had something of a reputation...
It's amazing how quick folks get upset if they feel like they are being bossed around. I had a couple come to see me once about how to raise their child and they informed me they had decided to not say anything about God to the child so that...
Every time I see the words "Good Grief" I think of good old Charlie Brown. That may be a generational thing, but it's the first thing that pops into my mind. But, if I dwell on this word "grief" long enough, I start a process in my heart and...
