My kids have selective hearing. They hear everything I say except for what I want them to hear. My wife happens to ask where we should go for dinner. Bam! They are soon offering their opinion. I ask them to take out the trash, and its as if they transported into a cone of silence….
Read MoreNothing beats pouring a cup of coffee and then sitting down to do your daily devotions. There is something about that cup of java mingled with God’s Word that makes the mood perfect. While I look forward to pouring that first cup in the morning, I can’t forget the most essential facet of my morning…
Read MoreAs it gets close to the end of the year, my email inbox and social media feed are filled with programs that promise to bring me success in 2020. Some promise success through a new diet or workout routine. Others promise if you use their planner or read their book, you will reap thousands of…
Read MoreIt never fails that during the holidays’ something I used daily gets misplaced, and I can’t find it. Maybe it is all the new stuff that is in the house. I don’t know. I will rifle through the house, and my wife will inevitably ask me, “What are you searching for?” I wish I searched…
Read MoreI love it when I am watching a sporting event, and they do an in-depth interview with one of the star players. I like to know their background, especially when it comes from humble beginnings. They had to fight against all the odds, but they overcame them and went on to success. Jesus started in…
Read MoreMost of us have a memory of something spectacular happening. Maybe it was an athletic performance or an award given for work you have done. Whatever it was, it is something you won’t too forget. The same can be said of the shepherds who were told about Jesus’ birth. It can be easily described by…
Read MoreHave you ever had plans that were ready to fall apart, and then all of a sudden, they were saved in the most unrealistic way? It was almost as if divine intervention took place to save them miraculously. The Birth of Christ took some divine intervention to keep God’s plans on track. God has to…
Read MoreThe word miracle is thrown around to explain a lot of events. It has been rendered down to anything people can’t believe would happen is now a miracle. This has dulled our senses to what God is capable of in our lives. We’ve lowered our expectations and hopes to anything just beyond our reach. Do…
Read MorePentatonix does a great version of the Christmas song, “Mary, did you know?” I always think of this passage when I listen to it. Imagine what was going through Mary’s mind as the angel Gabriel told her she was going to give birth to the Messiah. How she responded is a lesson from which all…
Read MoreYou can tell a tree is living by the number of new branches that are shooting out in the spring. They show that life is coursing through the stump of the tree, and the root system is excellent. Sometimes those branches shoot out in wrong places and need to be pruned off. Good branches produce…
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