The beautiful highway one in California runs just outside my office. You can take it just north of Santa Barbara all the way up to San Francisco, and it will weave you along some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. You have to be careful and heed signs that give you tips for…
Read MoreThere is a fish market near where I live. Every once in a while we will take the kids down to the port to watch the fishermen bring in their catch and deliver it to the market. It is then given to a group of butchers who prepare the fish for restaurants and markets. One…
Read MoreIt seems like everyone is always trying to impress those around them. Whether it be on Facebook or in person, we like to tell people all of our good exploits. Sadly, many Christians do the same thing. We feel like we need to show God that we deserve his love. Thankfully there is no need…
Read MoreIt seems every week there is something trending that is bizarre and wrong. Youtube exists because foolish people are doing stupid things for our entertainment. My kids seem to know who all the sensations are and when I watch what they are laughing at I am often dumbfounded at what they find funny. Foolishness has…
Read MoreEveryone wants to be sure that they are on the right path in life. We don’t want to waste our time or end up frustrated when we realize our wrong choices led us in the wrong direction. There is only one path to heaven, and that is through Jesus Christ (John 14:6). Paul shows us…
Read MoreThere is something in us that wants revenge when we have been hurt or wronged. Call it justice or getting even, we wish to invoke upon the other person what they did to us, and usually more. The best revenge isn’t retribution but serving them in love. What’s even better is the reward that God…
Read MoreThere is too much noise in the world today. Everyone has an opinion and a criticism of someone else. In an effort to be heard we have to be louder and more controversial than the previous person. Social media has made it too easy to pounce on people you don’t agree with. It is rare…
Read MoreAll of us encounter obstacles in our life that seem insurmountable. The odds of overcoming them can be overwhelming because you know you don’t have the resources or strength to topple it. As a Christian, you have to realize that you don’t fight your giants with your ability. Toppling your giant comes from the power…
Read MoreThere was a great video this week of Tom Brady, the quarterback for the New England Patriots, being asked by a young boy how to deal with the “Haters?” His response was to love them because we don’t return the hate. That’s a big thing to say, especially from someone on one of the most…
Read MoreOnce, when I was in Jr. High, I was bucked off a horse. I was riding with a group at a summer camp, and two horses on either side of me closed in on my horse, and he rose up on his back legs and off I went. I got back up on the horse…
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