Retired General Robert Scales wrote in Time about a powerful lesson he learned as a young soldier in Vietnam. His First Sergeant, Dan Brown, a grizzled veteran of two wars, said, “In combat the main thing is to keep the main thing the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Kids often surprise us with their unique insights. We have a baseball camp at our church during the summer in which we train children on the fundamentals of the game. The clinic is capped off with an end-of-summer tournament. During one of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
A Bigger Faith Have you ever struggled with a particular problem only to see someone else seemingly find resolution faster than you? Perhaps you felt a twinge of jealousy. You wonder, Why is everything so easy for them? This is what was going... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever felt like you’re good for nothing, worthless, and will never amount to anything great for Christ? Have you reached a point where you can’t even see your assets for your liabilities? The Philippian Christians may have been at... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
There’s always a price to pay for not taking a stand. Once I had some people in our church who made secret accusations against me. They spread lies and caused some newer people to stop coming, which hurt me very much. When I asked the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The next time you feel like writing a nasty letter to someone, go for it. Hold nothing back. Boldly express your feelings. Pour out every ounce of vitriol and animosity in your heart. Then read the following story. Abraham Lincoln’s secretary... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Turtles are commonly purchased as gifts, but sometimes they give people more trouble than they bargained for. They may even kill their owners. That is because the gentle, cute, and seemingly harmless turtles carry Salmonella, a very deadly... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You wouldn’t trust him in your neighborhood, much less your house. Why, then, did Ananias receive someone like Saul into his home? Saul, by his own admission, “wasted” the Church. He used every ounce of energy to destroy the entity Jesus... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Once my granddaughter Amanda asked me a strange question, “Is it possible to be too obedient?” I answered, “Not technically, but spiritually.” Let me explain it with this illustration. The United Parcel Service asks each of its drivers to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
What do you do when someone rings your doorbell? Our family usually goes through one of several responses. We will either freeze in place, pray that the other family member will answer the door so that we don’t have to, crack the door open... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
