You know people who find it hard to forgive others. They pride themselves in seldom, if ever, forgiving others for doing them wrong. They agree wholeheartedly with the bumper sticker that reads: “I do not get mad. I get even.” That would be a very humorous bumper sticker, if it were not the way… Read Article →
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With this title, you are probably thinking about physically dying and then totally living one day in heaven. That, indeed, will be a wonderful day! But, that is not the thought I have in mind here. I have something different. Your deepest desire is to be well pleasing to Christ. You want every… Read Article →
You go through life putting one foot in front of the other. You do well, until some bump in the road gets you side-tracked. You may not get off course by a small obstacle, but let a big enough obstacle come along, and you go down a detour. If you are not careful, you… Read Article →
As you read the title today, what do you think about? Do you think that there are consequences behind all your bad decisions? Does it instill in you the great need in life to always tell the truth? What exactly are your thoughts? One thing it means, spiritually, is the great need to… Read Article →
First impressions are important. If you do not try hard to make a good impression on someone, especially for the first meeting, you need to change your ways. As you meet someone new, that first meeting is crucial. Your mannerisms and what you say make a big impression upon them. You know this, but… Read Article →
You trust that you will wake up every morning. As you go to bed, you rest assured that the next morning you will wake up. With the most assured feelings, you trust that the plans you have today will go uninterrupted. Occasionally, those plans get changed. You must make adjustments and move on with… Read Article →
You may be someone who worries all the time. You are in a constant state of worrying about this thing or that. Or, you may the one who is more selective about what you worry about. You worry about this or that, but have some time between those events. It really does not matter… Read Article →
From the time you are born, to the time you die, you are learning. Learning occurs in all phases of your life. Even today, years past childhood learning, you are still learning. The things you learn draw you deeper into your daily experiences. An unknown author says this about your learning from past… Read Article →
Hopefully you attend a church on a regular basis. I hear some of you saying that you can sit at home and hear a pastor preach on TV or on your computer. That is true. However, you cannot feel the impact of the Holy Spirit moving in the church service… Read Article →
You have been at the receiving end of harsh words more often than you would like. Someone says something cutting and that offends you. It does not matter if the words are said in anger, and they really don’t mean them, or if they are said with the full intention of meaning what they… Read Article →