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February 28, 2025
“Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."”John 3:3 Jesus is telling us how we get to Heaven. You see, Christianity, in a sense, is about new beginnings. If we are not prepared to make a fresh start each day, putting the mistakes...
faith-journeyFebruary 27, 2025
I saw a video yesterday of PGA Tour player, Scottie Scheffler. He was talking about how he doesn’t play golf for money as his motivations aren’t money. Those that follow him and are a fan, know his motivation is being a good servant to The Lord. He reminds me of another high profile athlete who p...
healingFebruary 26, 2025
“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.One man was there who had been an invalid fo...
hopeFebruary 25, 2025
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”Joshua 1:8 We are talking about hope and yo...
faith-defenseFebruary 24, 2025
“but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,”1 Peter 3:15 So, here it is. Are you ready to tell about or defend your faith when asked or challenged...
gentlenessFebruary 21, 2025
We always sign off with, “Be Nice. Grace wins”, but have you ever really thought about what I mean? I’m mean other than the obvious, what are we talking about with “Be Nice”? You see, gentleness, politeness and meekness are not weaknesses as the world sees them, but rather strengths exhibited by...
trustFebruary 20, 2025
It’s been a busy week already and it’s only Thursday and I had a good conversation spring up from our morning chats. One of which came up this week about trust. It came up in the context of one of you said, “I can count on and trust you sending the morning devotional.” I’ve had folks tell me this...
judgmentFebruary 19, 2025
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”Proverbs 18:2 How quick do you judge others? How often do you feel misunderstood? I will be honest, I’m guilty of both. Look, no one likes to be misunderstood, yet we often make faulty judgments of people and situatio...
perseveranceFebruary 18, 2025
Have you been praying for something for a long time and it hasn’t happened yet? I think at times we all have. Look, we all know that life isn't always easy, I dig it. And more so for a Christian who wants to live a life contrary to the world's philosophies. Sometimes it is tempting to throw in th...
discernmentFebruary 17, 2025
“so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,”Philippians 1:10 What is Paul telling us when he says to approve what is excellent? Well, he’s talking about discernment. We need to become better at discerning what is right and what is wrong, or of G...
gratitudeFebruary 14, 2025
So I was reflecting on a few things from over the last few days and specifically how thankful I am to have the people that I do in my life. I try the best I can to let you know how grateful that I truly am for you, but I may not be saying it as directly as I need to. Maybe you have people in your...
self-controlFebruary 13, 2025
“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.”Proverbs 25:28 ESVI stumbled across this Proverb and I just had to take pause to think about it, so let’s discuss it. So God gave us free will to do what we want to do. We can eat unhealthy, smoke, drink excessively or...
patienceFebruary 12, 2025
I have been forced to learn a lot about myself the last three years and one of the things I’ve learned is I need to get better with patience. Not only with life but mostly with people. I always thought I was a relatively patient person until I started trying to really learn what it meant to be pa...
gossipFebruary 10, 2025
Over the weekend, I got lit up by some unsolicited news and I wish didn’t hear it. So let’s address gossip for a minute. I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now wa...
wordsFebruary 7, 2025
Ah…Friday. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs 18:21 What is coming out of our mouths? The words that come out of our mouth have the power to build up or destroy. We who are created in His image have this powerful gift of using words...
thoughtsFebruary 6, 2025
I want to talk about the thoughts we have when we experience a loss or tough times and the slippery slope we can find ourselves when we allow negative thoughts and doubt to creep into our minds. It challenges our faith. This got me thinking about how critical it is that we try and keep our minds...
humilityFebruary 5, 2025
How humble do you think you are? Are you prideful and boastful? I ask because God is close to the humble and broken hearted. No one is perfect. We all have sinned. But what makes us beloved to God is our willingness to accept our sinful condition and return to Him. You see, David was a man after...
faithFebruary 4, 2025
So, we’ve been pounding out gratitude the last two weeks and while it’s always a great topic and one we need to continue to be intentional about, I want to shift gears a little bit. Since I’m now into the book of Mark, I want to talk about something else, like faith.I’ve been watching some news l...
great-commissionFebruary 3, 2025
You know, a few weeks ago I was talking about The Great Commission and how we are called to share the story of Christ. Well, today I got to thinking about the people we surround ourselves with and the people we express our gratitude towards. You see, sharing our gratitude with others is a great w...
gracious-wordsJanuary 31, 2025
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”Proverbs 16:24 Ok, let’s have some real talk…What do the people around you see on your face? What do the people around you hear when you speak? Do your words, actions and attitudes tell the story of God’s goodness...
gratitudeJanuary 30, 2025
I want to keep talking about gratitude, where our mind is and what we are actually thankful for. We’ve talked all week about being intentional about looking for God in all things. That’s a great habit to form. But part of that looking for God happens not just in the little things in everyday life...
intentional-thinkingJanuary 29, 2025
What has your attention and mind lately? I ask because I’ve been thinking about a discussion I had with one of you last week and we talked about being “intentional” with our thinking and how is effects our attitude and gratitude. What do I mean you ask? Well, stay with me here a minute. What I am...
gods-presenceJanuary 28, 2025
This has been a great topic for me, and I hope you too, for digging deep into God’s word and focusing on being intentional about my gratitude. I feel like we have had some great discussions about when and where God is in good times and in bad. But there’s a little something more I’d like to talk...
gratitudeJanuary 27, 2025
Since whe are on the topic of giving thanks...“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 So, what did Paul mean when he said, “give thanks in all circumstances”? Did he mean all the good ones you’re in that are going your way? Or d...