“For us men, accepting failure in life is not easy. It is even harder to accept when you know its your fault .” Vernon Stading While the above statement is true and I used to say it to my clients all the time, I remember sitting alone in my home at 3 am on [...]
Last week I posted about Christmas being about redemption and reconciliation and I want to continue and share how the pain you are going through can be used to become your biggest asset! Any pastor of a church will tell you that the holiday season isn’t all that Merry for most families. In fact, more [...]
2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation Anybody that knows me well knows that I’ve never been a true lover of the Christmas season. To me, it’s always seemed like it was about greed and the human nature comes out [...]
"After you have suffered a little while........ (1 Peter 5:10). We love to read that God parted the Red Sea. But we don’t want to be backed into the same uncomfortable, painful corner that allowed the Israelites to witness God’s deliverance of their safety, their provision, their promise. We love to read that Job’s life [...]
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless. Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1 The first time I read the book of Ecclesiastes (known as the book of Vanity by some) back in March, I thought wow this guy is a depressed and whacked. Soon I [...]
Everyone loves a good fish story. One of my favorite stories in the Bible just happens to be a real whopper. I remember as a kid hearing this story, thinking that there is no way that this can be true and not understanding the message that this story is really meant to teach. I will [...]
If you ever want a self-integrity check, ask you children some questions, but be ready for some honest answers! Out of the mouth of children come truth and light. I was asked recently by one of my kids why I didn’t want to “play dirty” or “be nasty” and use people from my life or [...]
You always hear people say "he or she can’t ever change". If you are a person in this world today and you were trying to change without the help of God, that statement is 100% true. But if you decided to give your life to the Lord Jesus Christ he can wash you white as [...]
In the Christian world in 2022, you may hear how Jesus Christ had a heart of grace, mercy, and forgiveness but you will never hear the following…. In order to achieve and receive the grace mercy and blessing of Jesus Christ, you have to have a heart of repentance! What does it mean to repent [...]
This week was somewhat emotional on many levels. While one era was ending, a new one was beginning. In the past, I never fared well in these types of changes because I ran to other things instead of asking God to fill that void. When things end or when loss happens, people always tend to [...]
