How to Increase Your Focus
Have you ever noticed that you seem to be able to focus on something when the deadline for it is looming near? It’s like when the clock is ticking, your…
Why were you born?
I wanted to be a nurse, but learned that nursing was not for me. When I dug deeper, I realized I wanted to help heal people’s wounds.
Are You Preventing People from Entering the Kingdom of Heaven?
Jesus was pretty rough on the Pharisees and teachers of religious law (scribes). These were the arbiters of The Law. They defined what God meant by the laws He gave…
The Real Issue Behind Mass Shootings
As I write this, the nation of America is reeling from a mass murder of elementary students and teachers. An 18-year-old walked into a school and killed at least 18…
Shine! Why? So that… (and it’s not about YOU!)
Let your light shine! Let your light shine! We hear it in sermons, we read it in books, we read it in The Book. How often do we stop there,…
Speak Pleasant Words from a God-Cleansed Heart
Words have power that we all experience but seldom regulate. We live in a generation that thinks, “It’s my RIGHT to say what’s on my mind!” While I agree, I…
You Do NOT Own Me!
Words have meaning beyond their definitions. There are connotations that we often don’t think about or realize. Basically, what happens is our minds hear the words spoken and receive them…
The Blessing of Sense-Less Faith
After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His followers. John records a time when He appeared to them that Thomas wasn’t there. The apostles told Thomas about seeing the risen Savior,…
“No Two Together” is DANGEROUS!
This verse is in the story of Saul’s first battle as King. He led Israel to victory over the Ammonites who had in the past overcome the tribes on the…
What is Your Talisman?
Leave my picture of Jesus and my Church Covenant alone! The people of Israel found themselves up against the huge, powerful army of Philistia, and soundly defeated, two days in…
Repentance and Redemption
Ruth was a Moabite woman, meaning she was a descendant of Moab, the son of Lot and one of his daughters. It was in the land of Moab that the…