July 19, 2017
Discipline and the Good Life
Discipline is an inseparable part of the good life. That statement sounds counterintuitive, but I assure you that it is wholly true. Almost nothing in…
July 12, 2017
Got Symptoms. There’s a Cure!
Sometimes when we get sick, we, or our doctors, make the mistake of treating our symptoms instead of their cause. This never leads to a…
July 6, 2017
What Does it Mean to Rob God?
It is no secret to any Christian that all resources belong to God. It really doesn’t matter if those resources entail finances, time, talent, labor,…
June 29, 2017
How the Church is Like a Piece of Knitting
When you look at a blanket, or a garment, or some other creation that has been made by knitting, you will notice something profound. In…
June 22, 2017
How Sincerely Do You Believe God?
Paul, the New Testament Apostle, gets right to the point about what the gospel does when he writes to the church at Colossae. InColossians 1:3-5,…
June 15, 2017
Dear God
Dear God - Thank you for providing us fathers. Thank you for those fathers who have sacrificed their time and their own desires so that…
June 7, 2017
What Do You Believe About God?
One thing you may have heard me preach from the pulpit and elsewhere is that faith produces behavioral results. In other words, what we believe…
May 30, 2017
Would You Rather Be Dragged Around or Led Around?
Several years ago, my parents and nephews visited me here in Florida. They drove down from Mississippi to spend time with my family. Because I…
May 24, 2017
Driving A Hard Bargain
To drive a hard bargain is an American idiom that means to be uncompromising when making a deal. The person who drives the hard bargain…
May 10, 2017
The Beauty of Ugly Feet and Toenails. . .
Most people don’t put “feet” and “beautiful” in the same stream of thought. Generally speaking, feet get a bad rap, and are more often associated with…