It dawned on me as I was looking at the massive list of school supplies that my children needed for back to school while I was shopping for it, that honestly this normally would’ve upset me and made me disgruntled that I even had to do it. But instead this time for whatever reason I [...]
“Every father needs to learn how to be both Lion and lamb with his children, like Jesus is with us”. Pastor Mark Driscoll My youngest daughter last week made a comment that struck me. She looked at my hands and she said “daddy your hands are so big but yet so soft.” It immediately made [...]
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the [...]
We had a great discussion this week at our men’s Bible study group and we talked about how do you know when you’re living in sin as a believer or you’re just a normal Christian like everybody else that commits sins from time to time. It led to a very deep and almost heated conversation [...]
This time in my life I chose God. I too used to live among the world like others and pick and choose what I wanted to follow and truthfully I was selfish in all my choices and ways. That’s what the world breeds in you. I was asked by a man, my neighbor the other [...]
"The Truth is always simple and quiet. It’s the lies that are loud and complicated." Dr. Tony Evans One of the things that you can guarantee about God is that he will continue to put people in your life that are going through the exact same thing that you just survived and His expectation is [...]
I had someone the other day ask me “how it felt to not have my prayers get answered”. I was a bit taken back and I didn’t really understand what they were asking me. When I asked more questions, essentially they were referring to the fact that they knew I wanted my family and marriage [...]
8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Many years ago, I remember watching the movie “Facing the Giants” and being moved by the message of the film. The message is essentially that with God, all things are possible, and that you [...]
Nothing seems to anger people more than being told they are wrong, that the way they are living is not right, or God forbid that you say they are living in sin which is separating them from God. For the longest time, I was one of those people who hated correction and didn't want to [...]
The Devil wants you to believe that he does not exist. In fact, he will do anything to make you look silly if you actually do believe he exists. Others will make fun of you and people will think that you are crazy if you talk about the influence the evil one has in this [...]
