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September 23, 2022
Short and sweet going into the weekend…This life isn’t easy, in fact it’s hard. We all have struggled and we all have failed but we must move on...“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I...
puritySeptember 22, 2022
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.”Matthew 23:25-26 So, are we really th...
faithSeptember 21, 2022
So I had a couple very serious and candid talks yesterday (one with the doctor) about my treatments and the “alternative” if it isn’t affective. But that treatment part is not really what today is about. What I want to talk about is the faith part. Yeah, we talk about it a lot but it is essential...
restSeptember 20, 2022
“Treatment Tuesday” is here and I wanted to leave you with a thought that I think we all feel more often than we admit. That’s the feeling of needing a rest! If you’re like me, as the year comes to an end, we find our selves wide open and wondering where the year went. Well, it went the same plac...
materialismSeptember 19, 2022
So I had a great conversation over the weekend with a buddy on this devotional chain about the different stages we’ve been through in life as it pertained to “stuff” we acquired. And when I mean stuff, I’m talking about the fancy cars and expansive homes, etc. We basically concluded that as we ge...
patienceSeptember 16, 2022
Let keep talking about listening to God and looking for his answers. “for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”James 1:3-4 Look, I think it’s pretty evident that God sp...
prayerSeptember 15, 2022
So, I think it’s safe to say we all pray in some capacity for something, right? I would also think it’s fair to say that we are waiting for God to answer our prayers. We are constantly searching for that answer and to “hear” Gods answers for us. But here’s the thing; God isn’t the problem when it...
wordsSeptember 14, 2022
Let’s talk about the words that come out of our mouths for a moment. These words can be from in person speech to the written word…they can also be from how we respond to someone’s comments as well. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs...
gods-powerSeptember 13, 2022
We serve a BIG GOD! What does this mean? It means God will work His purposes in your life even when people say He is not supposed to do it. It means in the midst of your darkest hour God will perform the miracle everyone deems impossible. It’s happened to me. God is going to do it when all of hel...
lonelinessSeptember 12, 2022
So, I’m having a great talk this weekend with a friend reflecting about how my treatments and things are going. He said, “man, it looks like you’re doing great! Flying, riding and staying active, etc. “. To a degree, he’s right. I feel pretty good given the circumstances, but don’t be fooled by w...
disappointmentSeptember 9, 2022
Ever feel like you could just scream or punch something? Man, sometimes life and people will disappoint you, let you down and just have you shaking your head...I think is happens to us all at times. You see, no matter how much we want to put our hope and aspirations on people and things of this w...
born-againSeptember 8, 2022
“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...
faithSeptember 7, 2022
With football season here, why not snag a good quote from a retired football player who out spreading the gospel. “Sometimes we just have to trust God enough to go even when we don’t have all the answers.” -Tim TebowSo as a UGA fan, I didn’t care for him when he played, but I certainly admire his...
healingSeptember 6, 2022
“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...
hopeSeptember 2, 2022
“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...
evangelismSeptember 1, 2022
“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...
gentlenessAugust 31, 2022
So yesterday I was treatment (Treatment Tuesday’s as I’m calling it) and I couldn’t help but notice how kind and gentle everyone was. These angels that work in a cancer center are amazing. All day long, I felt like I was being tapped on the shoulder and God was whispering in my ear, “I love the B...
trustAugust 30, 2022
It’s been a busy week already and it’s only Tuesday 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.” That has sat on me a while a...
integrityAugust 29, 2022
What is integrity and do you have it? Are you living a life of integrity? I pray I am, and I try. Integrity is hard to define. Most would say it’s doing whats moral and ethically right and having people view us as trustworthy and good. Not all wrong, but I think incomplete. True integrity is simp...
perseveranceAugust 26, 2022
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...
discernmentAugust 25, 2022
“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...
gratitudeAugust 24, 2022
So I was reflecting on a few thing from over the weekend 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 life t...
gratitudeAugust 23, 2022
“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 Yesterday evening I was talking to my neighbor who just this year lost her husband and two weeks ago her father. One of which died from the very same cancer I’m battling. While it has cert...
self-controlAugust 22, 2022
“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...