John Watt is a proud father. He has three sons that play football in the NFL. His son JJ is one of the best defensive players the NFL has ever seen. John can often bee seen on the sidelines of one of his boys’ games, often playing catch. They are all spitting images of their…
Read MoreUniversities and colleges strive to convince you that their way of thinking is higher than the rest of humanity. They look down on anyone whom they perceive as inferior because they are convinced their education makes them smarter than the average person. While they may be experts in their field, you will often find them…
Read MoreThe best advice I received when I started in ministry was to do the right thing. Sounds simple but the right thing is rarely the popular thing. The right thing often exposes that which is wrong, and that scares people. Very few people have the guts to do the right thing. They want people to…
Read MoreHave you ever noticed the difference in body language between a team that wins and one that loses? For those who just won their heads are lifted high, and there is a bounce in their step. For those who lost they’re hanging their heads and dragging their feet. Many Christians are walking around with their…
Read MoreMy parents took our family cherry-picking one summer. It was at a beautiful farm with hundreds of cherry trees. I was ecstatic because cherries are one of my favorite fruits. I remember taking the bag the I was given and stuffing it with as many cherries as possible. It was bursting at the seams. My…
Read MoreIt is hard to find anyone who is a model of integrity today. You look to celebrities, athletes, and politicians and all of them tell people what they want to hear, or they are so disrespectful of those they disagree with that it is repulsive. Paul tells Titus to be a model of integrity in…
Read MoreIt seems like everyone is a victim today. Someone has offended them or pain has been caused because of their circumstances. Now there may be truth to these claims but what they do is diminish those who are actual victims, those who have been abused and assaulted. The church should be fighting for the real…
Read MoreMany religions offer promises they can’t deliver on. They encourage you to meditate so that you can find inner peace. They have you eat strict diets that are supposed to cleanse and bring healing. All of these do nothing to take away the real source of the guilt and pain, our sin. Only Jesus came…
Read MoreMy oldest daughter is getting real close to the dating age. Figuring out how to handle this does give me a bit of stress. I’m not going to be cleaning my gun if a boy comes over to take her out, but I do want to know if he has pure intentions. I have talked…
Read MoreAll of us can remember back when we were in school, to a particular student who was always the teacher’s pet. The student was always doing special things for the teacher and in return, got preferential treatment. No one else in the class could stand the person. No one likes when people play favorites. With…
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