I have asked many people the question, “Who are you?” Their response, at first, is always the same, “What do you mean?” Then, some respond by saying what they do. I’m a doctor. I’m an athlete. I’m a business owner. Others reply by talking about family. I’m a parent. I’m a grandparent. I’m a […]
I recently had to say goodbye to the car I have been driving for many years. I loved that car. But then larger items started to break, and my mechanic told me it would cost me close to $8,000 to get the car running properly. I asked, “What would you do if you were me?”
In 1984, I lost a football bet. That’s not unusual. Many people lose. But the payment for losing the bet was not monetary. I had to show up to church. Not to squelch on a deal, l showed up to a very large church totally trashed from a party and had left just hours
All of us go through changes. Our bodies, relationships, emotions, finances, and even our standards and character can constantly be in flux. Often these changes will overwhelm us, and we can make decisions that bring chaos and pain to our lives. I’ve been there and done that! Here is the good news, we don’t have
Tonya and I went through the worse possible event a parent can go through, the loss of a child. Rebekah Jo, our youngest daughter, passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident. When we first received the news, we were numb. Everything stopped for a moment. We couldn’t believe it. Then, just a few moments later,
Pain happens. We can’t escape it. Pain, as Thanos, from Marvel Comics would say, is inevitable. So what do we do when we are confronted with an unexpected event, injury, heartbreak, or health crisis? Three Choices We have three choices. We can give up because of the pain. We can give in to the
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Do you feel like, sometimes, you’re wasting time? I do! Time Passing By We take a breath and our high school days blend into our college graduation. In another moment, we find ourselves married and building new families. Quickly, our young children become teens, who become young adults. Then they graduate and begin their lives.
Here’s something none of us want to hear, we are imperfect people. It’s true. We lie. Yes, it could be a white lie, but also it could be a flat-out ugly lie. Either way, it’s still a lie. We cheat. We take a small something from the office, and we fudge on
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Have you ever wanted to walk on water? I have! I’ve imagined seeing my feet skipping across the waves, looking down at the fish, and defying nature. But, for some reason, every time I’ve tried a water walk, all I get is wet. Early in my faith, I read a story in Matthew 14
Have you ever heard someone say, God called me to do this? We look at them in awe and a little skepticism. Then, we wonder, did God call them, or did they eat some lousy chicken and hallucinated the call? Now, imagine if you suddenly received a call on your cell phone. “Ring! Ring! Ring! And imagine
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