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October 15, 2024
“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.”Matthew 23:25-26 So, am I really tha...
repentanceOctober 14, 2024
My rain has been stuck on forgiveness, so bear with me a little. It’s on my heart and I’m tuned in right now. Let’s talk repentance, something I know a lot about. “Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times...
forgivenessOctober 11, 2024
Let’s pull that bandaid off this morning on one of my favorite topics and get the weekend started off right!“Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you” Luke 6:27-28 Wow, this is a tough one...We are called to forgive those that hurt us, unconditiona...
humilityOctober 10, 2024
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”Philippians 2:3-4 What are we doing here? What is reading the Bible, prayer, and Christianity all a...
graceOctober 9, 2024
We can learn a lot from Paul...“For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, bu...
redemptionOctober 8, 2024
This life isn’t easy, in fact it’s hard. We all have struggled and we all have failed but we must move on...“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my...
sufferingOctober 7, 2024
This past week was one I won’t forget for a long time, in fact in ways it’s still going. Flying supplies and helping with some ground coordination and answering questions for folks that want to help those in NC/TN. As I got in my truck and drove away from the airport yesterday, I couldn’t help bu...
mind-renewalOctober 4, 2024
Our lives are driven by our most strongest thoughts, both positive and negative. I can tell you, over the last week, I’ve fought with all of them and often. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,...
hopeOctober 3, 2024
What are you really into? What do you spend most your time thinking and talking about?Most that know me would say that I’m really into flying, dirt bikes or being with my dogs. But is that what they will say when I’m gone? I hope not. I hope I’m remembered as a man who also talked about his love...
self-denialOctober 2, 2024
It seems like every time I open up social media or watch TV, there is someone talking about self help, self talk, the inner self, love yourself...blah blah blah. While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to better ourselves, God has plans for us. But all this “self” gets misconstrued when we descr...
compassionOctober 1, 2024
So, I’ve been thinking about what is really means to have compassion. I pray nightly that God lays compassion on my heart towards others...specifically those who oppose me. It’s hard these days with so many labels, differences of opinion, lifestyles, etc. to always connect with people. Anyhow, we...
humilitySeptember 30, 2024
I was reading last night and ran across a quote/idea I’m sure I’ve written about but it’s worth revisiting. I’m sure many of you have heard of C.S. Lewis. He was a prominent 20th century theologian who said, “Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.” I bring it up...
gossipSeptember 27, 2024
I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now way!” It just makes it worse. It seems as if now days we believe the negative stuff about people more than the positive stu...
bible-studySeptember 26, 2024
I’m not sure if I’ve told ya’ll this before, but on occasions, I get some feedback from y’all and I have to say, it makes my day. Yesterday, was one of those days. I am grateful for my little audience. To me you’re the world. As I was thinking yesterday about how much I enjoy sharing the word in...
power-of-wordsSeptember 25, 2024
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs 18:21 Shifting gears a little bit today, so bear with me…What is coming out of our mouths? The words that come out of our mouth have the power to build up or destroy. We who are created in His imag...
mind-renewalSeptember 24, 2024
Anytime we are sick, lose a loved one, have a serious injury, etc. negative thoughts and doubt creep into our minds. It challenges our faith. Today is “Treatment Tuesday” so this is fresh on my mind…this got me thinking about how critical it is that we try and keep our minds in check against the...
responsibilitySeptember 23, 2024
You ever feel like you have such a huge load or responsibility you find yourself ducking them or delegating them to someone else? I certainly do. But getting someone else to do them doesn’t change the fact you’re responsible for them. But when you take up the responsibility that’s in front of you...
humilitySeptember 20, 2024
How humble do you think you are? Are you prideful and boastful? I ask because God is close to the humble and broken hearted. No one is perfect. We all have sinned. But what makes us beloved to God is our willingness to accept our sinful condition and return to Him. You see, David was a man after...
faithSeptember 19, 2024
So, we’ve been pounding out gratitude the last two weeks and while it’s always a great topic and one we need to continue to be intentional about, I want to shift gears a little bit. Why? Well, because I want to talk about something else, like faith! I’ve been watching a lot of news lately and it...
great-commissionSeptember 18, 2024
You know, a few days ago I was talking about The Great Commission and how we are called to share the story of Christ. Well, today I got to thinking about the people we surround ourselves with and the people we express our gratitude towards. You see, sharing our gratitude with others is a great wa...
sufferingSeptember 17, 2024
So, yesterday I was talking about my process and how I write our devotionals to a friend who is in the group. I was sharing how I love to go back on occasions and see what was on my heart on this date in time. Well, It’s funny how God will tap you on the shoulder to remind you sometimes that “thi...
gracious-wordsSeptember 16, 2024
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”Proverbs 16:24 Ok, let’s get real this week and do some self reflecting. What do the people around you see on your face? What do the people around you hear when you speak? Do your words, actions and attitudes tell...
intentional-thinkingSeptember 13, 2024
Well, as this week has come to an end, I find myself coming back around to a question I ask a lot. Whatcha thinking about? For real, what has your attention and mind lately? I ask because I’ve been thinking about a discussion I had not long ago and we talked about being “intentional” with our thi...
gratitudeSeptember 11, 2024
You ever stopped for a minute and looked around at all the blessings God has bestowed on you? I mean, look we all get excited and share His work when it’s something big like a new job, birth of a child, etc. But do you ever really stop and look around and see how His blessing are everywhere? Thin...