The Purpose of a Thing

Who better knows the purpose of a thing than the Very Creator of the thing?
I recently updated the RAM in my laptop. I don’t know where I found the courage, but I took off the bottom cover of my computer, yanked out a piece of plastic with a bunch of little blocky squares and dots on it, and replaced it with a piece of plastic that looked almost identical. Things seem to work better now. (click here to read more)

One Thing

The extraordinary men of our time are not men that we define by the myriad of things that they accomplish in mediocrity, but by the one or two things at which they excel. They find their One Thing and give their all for it. (Click here to read more)

The Fearlessness of Divine Trust

God, fully-aware that He had created man in an environment already occupied by his enemy, never warned Adam that the serpent was coming to deceive Eve.
Could it be that He had trusted Adam to do the right thing? (click here to read more)

How Can I...?

God’s people were suffering under a siege, of sorts.


The Midianites, Amalekites and others had Gideon and the rest of the Israelites pinned up in the mountains, their frequent and plunderous raids driving God’s people to dens, caves, and strongholds.
Reeling from generations of on-again off-again roller-coaster service and non-service to God, the Israelites cried out for deliverance. God heard their cry and sent a prophet to the people and then sent an Angel of the Lord to Gideon .  (click here to read more)

What Do These Stones Mean to You?

When Israel crossed the Jordan under Joshua’s leadership (Joshua 3) it was a significant landmark for the people of God. (click here to read more)

Team-Building

Jesus built quite a team. His disciples (and, later, Paul and others) had a variety of strengths, but shared a common goal.

Many times we see organizations develop based on “like-kindedness”, but “like-mindedness” is a better environment for success. (click here to read more)

"There is Only One Mediator!"

Yesterday I was in court as part of a civil proceeding.


The bailiff asked the court to rise as the judge entered and took her seat at the bench.  After a quick look around the courtroom at the lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants gathered to resolve disputes, she declared, “There is only one mediator!” (click here to read more)

His Power Saves You

From Romans 1, "... I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes..." .

I love that the Gospel is the only message we are commissioned to preach (Mark 16:15).
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One Goes Free

The principle of salvation is interwoven recurrent throughout the Bible as God established, through His Word and through faithful men and women, the spiritual laws that would set us free. (click here to read more)

A Soft Answer

If we are going to offer ourselves as His ambassadors, we will get the opportunity to put His Word to the test. (click here to read more)

Win-Win

In our hyper-competitive society it seems there is a leaning towards every-day transactions becoming a battle, or at least a contest, that will result in a winner and a loser.  (click here to read more)

The Value of Trust

God trusted Adam and Eve with His plan for taking back the Earth from an enemy that was here before they were.

Genesis tells us of a five-fold mandate and confirms that man has the Divine Nature to carry it out. He is, after all, made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28).

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What is that in your hand?

The situation for the children of Israel was bleak. Over the course of 400 years of living in Egypt, God’s people had prospered to the extent that the king, who did not know Joseph and disregarded the way he had blessed Egypt by his interpretation of dreams and wise stewardship, was troubled by the Israelites.(click here to read more)

Book Review: Fearless by Max Lucado

Max Lucado does a beautiful job of tip-toeing up to our fears and dismissing them.

His winsome writing style takes the boogy man away and lets us deal simply, and in faith, with the things that seem to have such a hold on our lives, using aptly-placed real-life stories of people just like us who overcame the same obstacles we face.

I am thankful that this book came into my hands at this time and look forward to the fruits of responding in faith, not fear.

Fearless can be purchased at amazon.com and most bookstores.

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this book in exchange for this review.

The Path of the Just

To think that I could have said to my then-Toddler sons (assuming I was wise enough to know), “You are going to be such-and-such when you grow up. That’s all for now,” is an outlandish thought. (click here to read more)

No Record of Wrongs

1 Corinthians 13, often called “the love chapter”, is a favorite of many.  I encourage you to click on the link and read this short but powerful chapter. (click here to read more)