Isn’t it amazing how something of comfort, beauty, and appreciation can be experienced and then go worldwide? We have a local restaurant that serves, without a doubt, some of the best chocolate cake that ever went into your mouth. People will experience a bite and then take a picture of the deliriously delicious dessert in its clear clamshell container, then post it on social media for all the world to see and wait for the likes and comments. Yet when it comes to the things of Christ, most Christians have a “should I share this” mentality over an “I can’t wait to share this” mentality.  Read More

Why pray? We pray for many reasons. For example, prayer is being obedient to God, because He commands us to pray.   Read More

So, I did a thing a few weeks ago. I brought home an eight-week-old puppy who we named Bubba. Bubba is my Time Eater. Yes, cute, teething, obnoxious Bubba is a voracious consumer of my time. He cares not that his momma has a full-time job, is a part-time student, a wife, a mother of four two-footers, a friend…no Bubba’s appetite of my time has no fulfillment. At his discretion, he will consume eve...  Read More

In the city of Ephesus about 500 BC, there was a Greek philosopher by the name of Heraclitus. He is credited with the saying; “The only constant in life is change”. This quote has been passed along and requoted for over 2500 years, and there is truth in it. We can see through our lifespan from diapers to depends, change happens. Sometimes we have a voice in the change, other times (most of the tim...  Read More

How do you look at your life? Do you ever ponder the impact of your past, reflect on what is occurring currently, or think of what is still in front of you? One perspective is that life is a series of phases that occur throughout your life. One simple way to look at each phase of your life is by asking a pointed question.   Read More

The best stories are those that have a theme of redemption and spiritual lessons we can apply to our lives.  One of those stories was portrayed in a recent movie release entitled, “The Boys in the Boat.”  It wasn’t a Christian movie (there is no mention of Christ or faith), but it spurred me to think of several spiritual lessons that could be applied to my life.The movie is based on a true story t...  Read More