Recently I found myself a juror in a murder trial. My fellow jurors realized I was a lawyer and eventually voted me jury foreman–which was a rare and extraordinary opportunity for a lawyer. But things got off to a rocky start on day one. The bailiff–who admitted she had never met the judge–loudly ordered meContinue reading “Don’t Write This Down: a Story From the Jury Room.”
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God is Watching.
Do you ever forget? Some do. You will do better and make better decisions when you remember that God has His eyes on you. Think about recent decisions. Have you made bad choices when you forgot that He was watching, that He was there with you? “Can the One who shaped the ear not hear?Continue reading “God is Watching.”
How to Improve a Bad Day.
Ever had one of those days? Everything’s going wrong and it’s all catching up with you? Here’s a solution that is guaranteed to work. (See Isaiah 55:11.) Consider David’s prayer in Psalm 3. He has just been betrayed by his son Absalom, and he took his 600 men and is running for his life. BecauseContinue reading “How to Improve a Bad Day.”
Do You Want to Be Happy?
What do we want most? To be happy. What will make you happy? Being in God’s will. That is where you will find joy, peace, and success. Everyone wants to be successful. How do you do it? Obedience. If you walk with God and seek to obey Him, you will find success. But what doesContinue reading “Do You Want to Be Happy?”
Words That Matter.
Words that matter are spoken, repeated, memorized, written down, stamped on signs, engraved on statues, monuments, and buildings, used as decoration—on tee shirts, bumper stickers, throw pillows, refrigerator magnets, hung in picture frames, and even stenciled on the walls of our homes. Bible words matter most. When I was a child, I saw decorative itemsContinue reading “Words That Matter.”
Household Words: 