MOUND VISIT Occasionally, I’ll drive through campus and notice how many students are walking with their heads down, looking at their smart phones. I’m not criticizing them, since there have been too many days in my life that I’ve missed what God has for me; my eyes, mind and heart were oblivious to what He …
MOUND VISIT “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”(Lamentations 3:22-23) “Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us …
MOUND VISIT An angel from the Lord spoke to Joseph and said this: “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”(Matthew 1:21) I’m so thankful on this Christmas Eve that God gave Jesus to us so that we …
It’s such a busy time of year. Christmas parties, shopping, travel…It’s an overused cliche, but I need to hear it with my heart:“Remember the reason for the season,” the birth of the Savior. “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people …
We’ve become a society of complexity. The truth of the matter is the older I get, the harder it is to keep up. But, that’s OK. The simple things in life are the most beautiful. I don’t want to miss the beauty while chasing the latest, greatest trend. “The manger, once a humble bed, now …
MOUND VISIT It’s clear to those who have faith in Jesus. He was born in a lowly manger, but in His early thirties He would teach a beautiful and radical way to live our lives. He would bring truth, wisdom, grace and forgiveness . He would bring redemption and salvation. He would overcome death and …
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”(C.S. Lewis) We receive from God the Gift of incredible love, forgiveness, grace and eternal life through His son, Jesus Christ. How can we express our gratitude…by extending love, forgiveness and grace to others. “Each of you should use whatever gift …
Time is a mystery. When you are very young, it seems like years between Thanksgiving and Christmas. When you are 15 and waiting for your driver’s license, it moves just as slow. When you are my age, it feels as though I have three birthdays each year. The writer of Ecclesiastes has a more positive, …
I have two folders in a filing cabinet in my office; one is titled, “Crummy Stuff I Should Forget.” The other folder is titled, “Neat Stuff I Should Remember.” The contents of both span about twenty years of my 28 year coaching career. Thankfully, the “Crummy Stuff” folder is very thin and I’ve only looked …
MOUND VISIT It has been said that great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others. Gossip is detrimental to everyone involved. It hurts the person being talked about, it diminishes the person who is talking about others, and it makes the listener uncomfortable (or at least it …