If we slow down a bit, open our hearts, take a deep breath and listen, we will hear God say to us what He said to Jeremiah thousands of years ago (for God is the same now as He was then). “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” …
My prayer for this day: Father, help me to be more aware of your presence (“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” Psalm 139:7). Help me to be patient with those I come in contact with. (“…and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in …
Balor Moore from Smithville, Texas is one of the greatest pitchers I’ve ever seen. The young lefty was dominant in a high school game one day. He struck out the first eight hitters he faced, but then let a blazing fastball get away from him as the young, nine-hole hitter went to the ground. The …
Sometimes I’m convicted by my own words and, especially, by God’s Word… Never underestimate the influence you have on your children. They see, hear and remember more than you realize. “The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children.” (Andy Stanley) “Train …
There is so much time and negative energy invested in retaliation. Lou Holtz once said, “You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.“ If I spend time in prayer for those who have wronged me, I will receive peace and there’s a very good chance God will …
My seventh grade English teacher once gave me a well-deserved scolding about a poorly written paper that I had turned in. The only thing I remember her saying was, “do you think you’re going to be a professional baseball player?” Six years later after signing with the Montreal Expos, she was one of the first …
Life offers many challenges… disappointments, betrayal, illness, grief. But God’s compassion never fails. In my life, when I release the anger, fear, doubt and all other emotions that rob me of peace and joy, it is then I can sense Gods strength and His compassion. “Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never …
Most of us have made many acquaintances in our life journey, but we have few true friends. Walter Winchell once said this about friendship: “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12) You, a true friend …
One generation plants the tree; the next gets the shade. Every good seed we plant will bear fruit. It may not be in our lifetime, but do not become discouraged. “God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue …
“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.” (Eric Metaxas, paraphrasing some of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s views on Christianity) Bonhoeffer knew something about courage. He stood against Hitler and the Nazi war machine in his native Germany. He died in a concentration camp, but left his prolific …