Michael or LaBron? Manning or Brady? Trout or Mays? Who is the greatest? Jesus’ disciples asked him a question that seemed important at the time. But Jesus many times threw a curve with his answers. “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” …
As I listened to a sermon many years ago, I was continually thinking of an individual that I wish could have been there to hear the sermon. Afterward, I told our pastor, “that was a great message, I wish my friend could have been here to hear it.” My pastor looked me in the eye …
My dad was in the hospital. It would be his last stay there. He had a disease called Lewy Body dementia. He also had rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia and congestive heart failure. It may have been the last time I was alone with him. The dementia didn’t speak this time, my dad spoke. I held his …
A few weeks ago, Scott Nickel shared this quote by William D. Brown: “Failure is an event; it’s never a person.” Instead of wallowing in self-pity, God wants us to learn from our failures, change, grow and seek wisdom and strength from Him. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength …
No matter what you face today, God is working on your behalf. “…Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”” (John 5:17) “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” (Psalms 68:19) Keith Madison SCORE International
My grandfather used to say, “people are like a hog under an oak tree. They eat the acorns but never look up to see where they come from.” Let’s look up today! “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting …
Some people spend a lot of time and money taking care of their bodies, but very little time refreshing the soul. We should take good care of our health, but don’t neglect allowing God to help you take care of your soul. “He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.” (Psalms 23:2b-3a) “Come …
“We don’t own anything that we have. It is all a gift from God and we are just trying to be good stewards of what He gives us.” (Clayton Kershaw) It’s easy to read this quote by Clayton Kershaw and think, “that’s easy form him to say. He makes millions of dollars every year throwing …
Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:34 not to worry about tomorrow. Could it that He wants us to embrace every opportunity possible today in order to really live life today? If we are constantly worrying about tomorrow we can’t live our best life today! We’re too distracted. No matter what you are facing today, love …
Self evaluation time (I’m doing this, as well). The Apostle Paul gave very good advice to the church in Corinth in the beautiful letters we know as 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians. This morning, I zeroed in on two verses and that’s when I began to self evaluate. Be on your guard; stand firm in …