It Won’t Be Very Long
Life is filled hardships. Almost every one of us could give a personal story of facing trials that seem to never end. Especially as Christians, we are guaranteed to face difficulty. So what do I do when facing these hardships? How do I build myself up from what I have gone through? We sing a […]
Regret
I suppose all of us can think of many things we have done, then regretted. I was thinking about this and thought I would see how the word was treated in the scriptures. Lo and behold, I could not find the word. So, I thought I would find some other form of the word. Maybe […]
Closed Eyes, Closed Ears, and a Stiff Neck
One of the wisest men who ever lived, King Solomon, through inspiration, wrote in Proverbs 15:21, “Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks up tightly.” We are not to be people who lack sense, or in other words choose to ignore the truth, but rather be ones […]
Bible Reading
Christians, do you read the Bible with your families every day? Do you read it in your closet every day? Do you read it not to quiet your conscience as a work of penance; but do you read it as a pleasure to be sought after? If you do, I need not tell you what […]
Does God Lose Faith in Us?
In 2010, a movie was released called Legion. In this movie, because of their wickedness, God has made the decision to destroy His creation. Mankind is saved, however, because even though God had lost faith in man, the archangel Michael disobeys and attempts to restore God’s faith. This is not the only a movie in […]
Cherokee Rite of Passage
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him, and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry […]
Growing Up
I can still remember my wife and I taking our daughter and son to the doctor when they were babies to see where they ranked in size and weight and being so proud that they were above average in their development. We marveled over first teeth, baby steps, and the sounds of their first words. […]
“It’s a Brand New World”
My childhood years in the 1950s were a time of innocence and isolation from so many evils in the world we see today on a regular basis. Saturday mornings were usually filled with watching cartoons like The Woody Woodpecker show, Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Mighty Mouse, and Yogi Bear. Parents didn’t have to worry […]
Meeting Your Heroes
A few years ago, the last surviving member of the first Navy Seal team celebrated his 94th birthday. For someone who loves learning about military history, meeting him would be an amazing honor. Thankfully, two years ago, I met him. He walked into the store I worked at, and when he introduced himself, I was […]
Where Is the Love?
In June of 2003, a band called the Black Eyed Peas wrote a song titled, “Where is the love?” The purpose of this song was to speak out against various social injustices such as racism, discrimination, and many more — resolving that the true answer to extinguishing these horrible acts is through love. Without going […]