Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
Authors spend thousands of dollars to get the perfect cover for their book. They know that if the image on the front is confusing, people won’t buy it. At the same time, millions of bad books have been purchased because they got the cover and the title right. The saying “Don’t Judge a Book by […]
Unshakeable Faith
The movie Lethal Weapon 3, is based in a housing development under construction. Riggs and Murtaugh must find the drug group that was responsible for the murder. The final scene shows cars driving through the houses and many of them falling. What you may not know is that the housing development they used was already […]
Humility Always Succeeds
I’ve watched sports my whole life, and the one thing that annoys me the most is when athletes are overly impressed with themselves. They draw attention to play and whine when things don’t go their way. Fans feed their ego by showering them with adoration. The athletes who I most respect are those who work […]
Live a Life with Meaning
What do you want to be known for when you die? If you could summarize it in one sentence, what would it be? All of us want to live a life with meaning. How do we go about that? It starts with figuring out what finish line you want to cross. Do you want the […]
Prayer Over Prestige
Jesus spent a lot of time in the mountains by himself praying. Sometimes he would minister all day and then spend all night in prayer. He always came away from those times reenergized and ready for the work of the ministry. We can learn so much from these episodes. Today we see Jesus choosing prayer […]
The Only Thing That Matters
It’s hard to focus on what is important today. Experts say that we get bombarded with thousands of images and ads meant to get our attention. It usually takes a worker twenty minutes to get back on task after an interruption. Paul was someone who didn’t let these distractions make him lose focus. To him […]
Stand the Test of Time
Many of nature’s most beautiful features include fantastic rock formations. Last summer our family went to Moab, Utah to hike at Arches National park. Multiple rock forms are shaped in the form of arches out, and you can climb around the base. Over the centuries these have stood the test of time. They have endured […]
Serve with a Good Attitude
Many years ago a state government had to remove solitaire from their computers because too many employees were playing the game and not doing their work. Productivity exploded afterward. Who knows how many hours are lost today with each employee having their own smartphone with an endless amount of games on it. As Christians, we […]
Come to the Fountain of Life
Hiking the Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful experiences on earth. The views are unmatchable, and millions of people flock there every year to take them in. One thing in short supply when you hike it is water. If you don’t make proper preparations, you will be in big trouble not too far […]
Do You Trust God’s Plans?
Are you a person who asks for directions? I’m not the best at that. My wife is really good at it, which means I should listen to her more. She is right a lot more than Google Maps. We got rerouted during vacation this year, and she asked two locals who pointed us in the […]