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January 8, 2026
I have been forced to learn a lot about myself the last four years and one of the things I’ve learned is I needed 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 p...
humilityJanuary 7, 2026
I’m sure many of you have heard of C.S. Lewis. He was a prominent 20th century theologian who said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.” I bring it up because I’ve been thinking about what I am seeing in the world these days. Everyone is so offended, and trig...
gossipJanuary 6, 2026
I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I know I’ve brought this up before, but it’s worth revisiting. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now way!” It just makes it worse. It seems as if now days we bel...
responsibilityJanuary 5, 2026
(1/2/26)More often than I’d like to admit, I do something really stupid. Last Friday, I had our devotional written and prepared and 100% got my mind on something else and forgot to send. So, here is Friday’s message, today…You ever feel like you have such a huge load or responsibility you find yo...
humilityJanuary 1, 2026
It’s a New Year, let’s get our minds right…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 ret...
faithDecember 31, 2025
So we’ve been talking about gratitude off and on all year 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 to close out the year. Why? Well, because I want to talk about something else, like faith! I’ve been having to lean...
gracious-wordsDecember 30, 2025
I was talking with my a buddy of mine recently and we were talking about what comes out of our mouths and what people see. “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”Proverbs 16:24 Ok, let’s get real for today and do some self reflecting. What do the peopl...
gods-planDecember 29, 2025
When we talk about our struggles and how we are just trying to get through “it” aren’t we really just talking about how we are to deal with God’s NO? I always tend to think about these things when we approach a new year and start making plans for “new year, new me” stuff. I mean think about most...
spiritual-growthDecember 24, 2025
Since we are on the Eve of celebration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, here’s a question for you. Are you living in growth mode with your relationship with Christ? What I mean is, are you actively reading, meditating and growing your relationship with God?Let’s be honest, none of us are goin...
comfortDecember 23, 2025
Sometimes we say too much. This will be the shortest one of the year, but quite possibly the best one and I don’t have to do a thing. Maybe you need this today as well. “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. H...
gratitudeDecember 22, 2025
You ever stopped for a minute and looked around at all the blessings God has bestowed on you? I mean, look we all get excited and share His work when it’s something big like a new job, birth of a child, etc. But do you ever really stop and look around and see how His blessing are everywhere? Thin...
gratitudeDecember 19, 2025
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”Psalms 136:1 Today will be short and sweet because God Love is simple and pure and easy to talk about. We have so much to celebrate and be grateful for because His love is forever. As believers, we are called to cel...
contentmentDecember 18, 2025
One of the many things I love about writing this everyday is how sometimes it will literally write itself. What I mean is, sometimes after talking with one of you or rolling along in life itself, my topic is created. I am grateful and always amazed at how God directs us daily. “I know how to be b...
forgivenessDecember 17, 2025
I’m throwing it back today to some forgiveness because it’s in my mind this morning and sometimes I like to do this…so, here we go!“Forgiven people should be forgiving people”! Yes!You see, God gave us forgiveness and redemption through His son Jesus, why would we not deliver the same thing to th...
graceDecember 16, 2025
Grace. What is it exactly? I mean I sign off with,“Grace wins” everyday, but what exactly am I talking about? Well, in the book of Romans, Paul tells us that we can’t receive God’s favor, become righteous, by works alone. Meaning simply obeying the laws of the land wouldn’t get us His favor. So,...
evangelismDecember 15, 2025
It’s always amazing to me to watch trends “trend”. You know what I’m talking about, clothing styles, TV series, cars, sport teams, products, etc. Some of this didn’t exist not too long ago, some good, some not so good. Anyhow, it got me thinking, you ever get so pleased with a product or service...
gods-planDecember 12, 2025
When we talk about our struggles and how we are just trying to get through “it” aren’t we really just talking about how we are to deal with God’s NO? I mean think about most of the disappointments you’ve experienced. Probably the one thing they all had in common is they didn’t fit into your plan...
sharing-faithDecember 11, 2025
So pay close attention to what I’m about to tell you. That peace that God has blessed you with that is getting you through or has gotten you though tough times, well it’s not just for you. Yep, it’s true. As a good friend on mine told many many years ago, “if you want to keep it, you gotta share...
gods-willDecember 10, 2025
You are exactly where God wants you right now. Contrary to the Meme you saw on your friends feed that tells you otherwise. You see when God is in us, we can trust He is going to get us to the other side. He is going to use the situation you are in for good. Although we sometimes can’t see what or...
peaceDecember 9, 2025
Can we have peace in our hearts when our world is turned upside down?Pretty good question that requires an honest look inward. You see the kind of peace the world give us is pretty sketchy at best. It can change on a whim with no notice at all. Happen to me just last week, may have happened to yo...
courageDecember 8, 2025
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.””Joshua 1:9 When I think of being courageous, I think of the story of Peter and his willingness to step over in the storm and walk to Jesus on the...
sufferingDecember 5, 2025
It’s been a “challenging” week, but one last thing on Job and suffering and let’s ring in the weekend. Job was a tremendously righteous man and suffered greatly. So do we assume that the more righteous we are the more suffering we are to expect? Not necessarily. The large part of Job’s life featu...
sufferingDecember 4, 2025
You ever notice that when we finally get out of whatever it is we are suffering from it never seems to be the way we thought we would get out of it? Like during our suffering we could never understand or see the way out that God has for us. It’s because it’s His plan for us not our plan for us. H...
gratitudeDecember 3, 2025
You ever take a minute and look around your life and reflect on the blessing He has given you? I’m sure you have, we all do at times. This morning, as I was digging into the word, I was reflecting on some of those things and it struck me that much of what I was grateful for were things of this wo...