She had plans…good intentions. When we met at the beginning of the week her face was bright and hopeful. Her words were determined and sure. But now as we sipped our sodas in my car at Sonic, she seemed deflated and…ashamed. “It almost sounds as if you’re ashamed of yourself,” I offered carefully. She put her drink cup in her… Read More
Last night I really, really blew it! Sort of like the man who recently sold his wife’s $23,000 wedding ring for just $5 at a garage sale blew it. Of course, many men would say the first mistake he made was buying his wife a $23,000 wedding ring! But at least that’s the kind of mistake that made someone happy…… Read More
Aren’t you grateful that we have a God who does not let us wallow in our immaturity, our disobedience, or our complacency? But we have a Father who disciplines us, who teaches us, who reveals to us, slowly but surely, the better way. Plus, He does not assign us a growth task and then leave us on our own to… Read More
Father, I thank You for suiting me up for success. Just like a football team that faces an unfamiliar foe every now and then, I may not come out victorious with every challenge, but it’s not for lack of coaching! You suit me up with substantial spiritual armor to face the enemy who shakes his puny fist in Your holy… Read More
Recently when my parents were visiting us here in sunny Arizona, they’d begin each day sitting on the back porch and saying, “It’s another pretty day.” To which I would say, “It’s a pretty day just about every day here in Arizona.” And, truth be told, I said it with a bit of a sadness, a longing, if you will…. Read More
Today we celebrate the love of God demonstrated and extended to helpless, undeserving people. Today we, no, I bow the knee and thank my God that He saw fit to save, and not destroy, the people who have so blatantly turned and gone our own way. I am humbled and grateful. We serve a Savior who paid the price for our redemption, regardless of… Read More