One day in sixth grade, we attended a school-wide assembly. Everyone gathered in the lunch room to watch a display by a local Taekwondo school. I knew that Paul, my buddy across the street, took classes there, so I was on the edge of my seat. For about forty-five minutes, the men punched and kickedContinue reading “You Are Stronger Than You Think You Are. Joshua 16 & 17.”
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Psalms: a Book About the Heart. Psalm 149:4.
Do you ever think about how easy life is in the United States? We find ourselves on the wrong side of a political decision and say we are being persecuted. Yet we know nothing of real persecution. Or we wallow in a bad mood (I’m in a funk today!), never realizing how mild an AmericanContinue reading “Psalms: a Book About the Heart. Psalm 149:4.”
His Desire is Toward Me. Song of Solomon 7:10.
I saw an interesting video from a Ring doorbell. An older British man knocked on a door and fussed at his young British neighbor who answered: “I have a complaint for you. You have caused me a great deal of trouble.” “Ay, how’s that?” “You sent flowers to my wife.” “Right, because I knew sheContinue reading “His Desire is Toward Me. Song of Solomon 7:10.”
SOCIAL MEDIA. Titus 3:8-10.
Each of us could list ten convincing reasons to avoid social media. But social media also provides opportunities to share love, hope, joy, and the light of Christ. Still, even with the best of intentions, how often do we open Facebook or another platform and turn around and discover we just wasted an hour andContinue reading “SOCIAL MEDIA. Titus 3:8-10.”
D.I.Y.–Do It Yourself.
I love DIY projects: build your own porch, re-pipe your house, remodel your bathroom. But a man must know his limits. Some things are NOT DIY projects. For me that means, no, I cannot remove the .bb from the palm of my son’s hand. No, I cannot remove 10,000 honeybees from the walls of myContinue reading “D.I.Y.–Do It Yourself.”
Job Had Great Friends. Job 2:12-13.
Are you a true friend? Do you have true friends? Proverbs 17:17 says, “A brother was made for adversity.” But sometimes a true friend is the one you can really rely on. Job had true friends. Yes, that’s right—Job. Everyone criticizes and mocks his friends. We judge them harshly because they saw all that JobContinue reading “Job Had Great Friends. Job 2:12-13.”
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