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October 12, 2022
To Be Forgiven, You Must Forgive
So hear’s a thought? So I’ve been talking all week about forgiving and how we can and should. But do you want others to forgive you? Even more importantly, do you want God to forgive you? My cousin and I talked about this just last night. You see, in order to be forgiven, you also have to be able...
forgivenessOctober 11, 2022
Learning to Forgive: Practice Makes Perfect
In keeping with forgiveness, nobody ever suggested forgiving would be easy. I certainly didn’t and I’m not saying it is, because it’s not. But God challenges us by giving us the ability to forgive. But at the same time, it is one of the hardest things He asks us to do. But you can learn to forgiv...
forgivenessOctober 10, 2022
Forgiving Doesn't Mean Forgetting
You ever heard someone say, “that person’s hurt me so many times there’s no way I could ever forgive them”? I have...I may have thought it a time or two as well. Maybe you have? “Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against...
forgivenessOctober 7, 2022
Forgiveness: The Key to Freedom from Bitterness
As we ease into the weekend, I want to talk about something that caused me some restlessness last night. Forgiveness. You see, I had something come up yesterday where somebody has decided to not take responsibility for something they did to me. A random person, whom I don’t know, has decided not...
worryOctober 6, 2022
Live One Day at a Time: Tomorrow Has Its Own Troubles
I seem to find myself on this topic a lot…maybe I’m telling myself this? Maybe it’s just important enough it bears more attention?You still worried about what happened yesterday and sweat what going to happen tomorrow? Yeah, well let it go. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorro...
hopeOctober 3, 2022
What This World Needs Is Some Jesus
Last week I spend my vacation deep into the Ozark Mountains competing in a National Backcountry Flying event. I had zero, nada, zip, not even a little bit of cell service until I re-entered society yesterday. Let me tell you, it was amazing! There was probably over a thousand people there between...
hopeSeptember 26, 2022
Joy Beyond Circumstances: Jesus Has Overcome the World
Jesus said in John 16:33, “In this world, you will have trouble…”That’s almost like a disclaimer for life on earth , you are going to have trouble, whether you are in Christ or not. But the hope that we have is what separates us from the world, and that is why Jesus goes on to say, “But take hear...
perseveranceSeptember 23, 2022
Pressing On: Moving Forward from Failure
Short and sweet going into the weekend…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...
restSeptember 20, 2022
Finding Rest in a Chaotic World
“Treatment Tuesday” is here and I wanted to leave you with a thought that I think we all feel more often than we admit. That’s the feeling of needing a rest! If you’re like me, as the year comes to an end, we find our selves wide open and wondering where the year went. Well, it went the same plac...
patienceSeptember 16, 2022
God Speaks Through Our Circumstances
Let keep talking about listening to God and looking for his answers. “for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”James 1:3-4 Look, I think it’s pretty evident that God sp...
prayerSeptember 15, 2022
Two-Way Conversation: Learning to Hear God
So, I think it’s safe to say we all pray in some capacity for something, right? I would also think it’s fair to say that we are waiting for God to answer our prayers. We are constantly searching for that answer and to “hear” Gods answers for us. But here’s the thing; God isn’t the problem when it...
wordsSeptember 14, 2022
The Power of Words: Life or Death
Let’s talk about the words that come out of our mouths for a moment. These words can be from in person speech to the written word…they can also be from how we respond to someone’s comments as well. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs...
lonelinessSeptember 12, 2022
Beyond Social Media: Finding God in Loneliness
So, I’m having a great talk this weekend with a friend reflecting about how my treatments and things are going. He said, “man, it looks like you’re doing great! Flying, riding and staying active, etc. “. To a degree, he’s right. I feel pretty good given the circumstances, but don’t be fooled by w...
disappointmentSeptember 9, 2022
When Life Disappoints, Hope in God
Ever feel like you could just scream or punch something? Man, sometimes life and people will disappoint you, let you down and just have you shaking your head...I think is happens to us all at times. You see, no matter how much we want to put our hope and aspirations on people and things of this w...
born-againSeptember 8, 2022
Born Again: A Fresh Start Each Day
“Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."”John 3:3 Jesus is telling us how we get to Heaven. You see, Christianity, in a sense, is about new beginnings. If we are not prepared to make a fresh start each day, putting the mistakes...
faithSeptember 7, 2022
Trust God When You Don't Have All the Answers
With football season here, why not snag a good quote from a retired football player who out spreading the gospel. “Sometimes we just have to trust God enough to go even when we don’t have all the answers.” -Tim TebowSo as a UGA fan, I didn’t care for him when he played, but I certainly admire his...
healingSeptember 6, 2022
Do You Want to Get Well?
“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.One man was there who had been an invalid fo...
evangelismSeptember 1, 2022
Ready to Give an Answer: Defending Your Faith with Grace
“but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,”1 Peter 3:15 So, here it is. Are you ready to tell about or defend your faith when asked or challenged...
gentlenessAugust 31, 2022
The Strength of Gentleness: Choosing Kindness Over Harshness
So yesterday I was treatment (Treatment Tuesday’s as I’m calling it) and I couldn’t help but notice how kind and gentle everyone was. These angels that work in a cancer center are amazing. All day long, I felt like I was being tapped on the shoulder and God was whispering in my ear, “I love the B...
trustAugust 30, 2022
Building Trust: Being Dependable Like Our Heavenly Father
It’s been a busy week already and it’s only Tuesday and I had a good conversation spring up from our morning chats. One of which came up this week about trust. It came up in the context of one of you said, “I can count on and trust you sending the morning devotional.” That has sat on me a while a...
perseveranceAugust 26, 2022
When Prayers Seem Unanswered: Finding Hope in Perseverance
Have you been praying for something for a long time and it hasn’t happened yet? I think at times we all have. Look, we all know that life isn't always easy, I dig it. And more so for a Christian who wants to live a life contrary to the world's philosophies. Sometimes it is tempting to throw in th...
gratitudeAugust 24, 2022
Express Your Gratitude - It Changes Everything
So I was reflecting on a few thing from over the weekend and specifically how thankful I am to have the people that I do in my life. I try the best I can to let you know how grateful that I truly am for you, but I may not be saying it as directly as I need to. Maybe you have people in your life t...
responsibilityAugust 20, 2022
Taking Responsibility Instead of Passing the Buck
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...
humilityAugust 18, 2022
The Glory of Overlooking an Offense
Todays topic has been on my mind a couple days now and I knew I had written about it in the past. Well, I found it, we discussed it back in October of 2019…we’ve been at this a while!I’m sure many of you have heard of C.S. Lewis. He was a prominent 20th century theologian who said, “Humility is n...