What you do when you fail or fall is just as important as any success. That’s what you’ll find when you get the back story of those who have achieved great things. Most have had moments of failure or experienced setbacks of one kind or another. Instead of dwelling on the failure or the pain […]

Decisions are made every day. In fact, most of make hundreds of decisions each day but what about the decisions we are putting off or if you please make the decision to make not decision? That is called “indecisiveness” and that is something that will hurt us in the long run. Granted there are times […]

There’s a scene in the book of Ruth in which Ruth is gleaning in the field of Boaz and Boaz instructs his men who are harvesting the field to leave some “handfuls of purpose.” Of course, to get the impact of that statement you need to read the entire story of Ruth who left her […]

There are times when you see directives in the Bible that you just think are impossible, so you just feel like not even trying. One example is the call for unceasing prayer. Like all texts in the Bible, it’s best to get the context, so please note: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–25 (ESV) — 12 We ask […]

There is a sense of longing for paradise in which there will be no more disappointment or even strain. But this world is not paradise, so we groan or strain. Romans 8:18–23 (ESV) — 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to […]

Casting seems so easy for those who know what they are doing. A good fisherman can cast with precision and place his lure in a precise area. Casting in the Bible is every bit an acquired skill through practice. Notice the admonish to take up your casting skills: 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV) — 7 casting […]

Do you ever procrastinate? We all do. Just to be sure, think of three things that you’ve been meaning to do. Maybe it’s a light that needs a new bulb, an article you’ve been meaning to read, or an email response was needed to be sent weeks ago. We all have that list and for […]

There’s much to say at this time of the year in the United States of America about the cost of freedom that we enjoy. Many people have put their lives on the line to get the freedoms we have and to preserve them. When people take freedom for granted, they also like to forget the […]

In order to get the most out of each day we need to view each day as a gift from God and do our best to make it count. Consider what Moses wrote in Psalm 90 as he led the children of Israel on their journey to the promised land. Psalm 90:9–12 (ESV) — 9 […]

Change is never easy because we are creatures of comfort and when we get comfortable with things as they are, even if they are not where they could be or should be, we resist change. We may hear the preacher point out by God’s word that a change in life is necessary and we will […]