More on gratitude… This quote by John Maxwell will be as deep and meaningful as we want it to be. Or, it can be as inconsequential as we want it to be. “What we appreciate appreciates. What we depreciate depreciates.”(John Maxwell) “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”(Colossians 4:2) Keith MadisonSCORE International

It’s so easy to get caught up in the negativity that’s all around us. When you fill up your vehicle’s gas’s tank, buy groceries or watch the news we are faced with the reality that there’s certainly some negative stuff going on. But if we dwell on it, the negativity will take root in our […]

I played minor league baseball long before cell phones, video games and TV monitors on the bus. The long bus rides were boring to say the least. There was also a lot of “down time” each day before night games. There was no Baseball Chapel and hardly a mention of God unless His name was […]

I’ve come to the conclusion that each morning I need to ask God to help me to walk in His way instead of my way. “Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the other 99 will read the Christian.”— D.L. Moody “No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a […]

No matter what you are facing today, God is with you. He is for you, not against you…even if your faith-size is a fraction of the size of a mustard seed. “The best of all is God with us”-John Wesley “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not […]

We should honor God with our work. If we approach each day with gratitude and ask God to bless our efforts, then our energy and our attitudes will set us apart. We will accomplish more and be more winsome while doing it. “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”(Proverbs […]

God doesn’t promise to shield us from all disappointments. He does promise to walk through them with us if we will only extend our hand for Him to hold. “In the middle of pain, disappointment, and suffering it is faith that whispers: This isn’t permanent.” (Unknown) “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, […]

Most Americans enjoy a long weekend, a baseball game, a home project or a cookout on Memorial Day. It would be a tragedy if we didn’t remember those who haven given their life for us. “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” […]

We see the pain on every news channel…School shootings, street violence, racism and war. No doubt, we can do far better. But we will never fix it all because there are some hearts and minds that are disturbed and confused and some even bent toward hate. We have too many single mothers trying to do […]

The world is changing rapidly. In America there is a feeling that followers of Jesus are in the minority. In many cultures it’s always been that way. But, when we swim upstream we get stronger. “Following Jesus is not easy. We live in a downstream world. Following Jesus means swimming upstream.” (Mike Linch) “Be on […]