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The Names of God

In the three years as I came to know my wife, Denalyn, our relationship evolved. And with each change came a new name.  She went from acquaintanc more

God Adopts Us

When we come to Christ, God not only forgives us, he also adopts us! It would be enough if God just cleansed your name, but he does more.  He gives more

His Perpetual Presence

When God led the children of Israel through the wilderness, he didn’t just appear once a day and then abandon them. The pillar of fire was present more

Don’t Settle for Anything Less

God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine or religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward more

Running the Race

You know as well as I do, it’s one thing to start something. It’s something else entirely to complete it.  Relax!  “Don’t start what you more

Celebrate!

At the sinking of the RMS Titanic, over twenty-two hundred people were cast into the frigid waters of the Atlantic.  On shore the names of t more

A Clear Vision

The apostle Paul dedicates a paragraph to listing troubles, problems, sufferings, hunger, danger—the very difficulties we hope to escape.  Paul, more

A Hope-filled Heart

Wouldn’t you love to have a hope-filled heart? Wouldn’t you love to see the world through the eyes of Jesus?  Where we see unanswered prayer, more

Trash Talk

The Garbage Project was conducted by a researcher convinced we can learn a lot from the trash dumps of the world.  He was called a garbologist! more

Kick the Bully in the Pants

With all the cockiness of a neighborhood bully, the thought swaggers up to the door and says. . .“You’re a loser.  All your life you’ve been a more

Managing Our Thoughts

You’ve got to admit—anger shows up, and we let him in. Revenge needs a place to stay, so we have him pull up a chair. Pity wants a party, we show more

You Harvest What You Plant

Pretend you’ve come to visit me.  I’m working in my greenhouse.  (Neither my house nor my thumb is green, but let’s pretend.) It’s t more

Face the Music

Many years ago a man conned his way into an orchestra although he could not play a note.  He would hold his flute against his lips, pretend to play more

Tell the Truth

Some of us could state our credo as, “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you squirm.” Our dislike for the truth began at ag more

Deception is Never an Option

For the Christian, deception is never an option. It wasn’t an option for Jesus. Isaiah 53:9 says, “He had done nothing wrong, and he had never more