Posted in God's leading on Jul 13th, 2017
You learn this early in your driving life as a teenager — if you don’t keep your eyes on the road, bad things happen.
Or you don’t keep your hands on the wheel, bad things happen.
It doesn’t matter how good of a knee driver you think you are, trusting your knee to keep you safe for […]
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Posted in gossip on Jul 6th, 2017
Gossip is poison.
Please don’t drink it.
Here’s a 3,000-year-old principle to protect us from imbibing in such caustic potions.
“The first to speak in court sounds right—
until the cross-examination begins.” (Proverbs 18:17)
When somebody starts bad-mouthing another, make sure you check the facts and then challenge the gossiper to do the same.
It’s the right thing to do.
As always, […]
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Posted in grace on Jun 19th, 2017
This story I found called “The Gold Box” really moved my heart when I shared it yesterday as part of my Father’s Day 2017 sermon. Perhaps it it touch your heart as well and remind you of why we should be very careful before we speak….
Dad had come home from a hard day at […]
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Posted in godliness on Jun 14th, 2017
“Parents are the pride of their children.” (Proverbs 17:6 NLT)
If you have children of any age, please strive to lead lives of integrity, diligence, kindness toward others, a strong desire for learning more about God’s Word.
Children will speak with pride about having such a parent.
Even more importantly, the child will have the […]
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Posted in testimony on May 2nd, 2017
Here’s a wonderfully uplifting reminder from today’s One-Year Bible reading…
“Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.
But the love of the Lord remains forever
with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children
of those who are faithful to […]
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