Discern the Times

Discern the Times

These are crazy times. There is not a week where I don’t encounter something completely insane. People are acting strange, and many of them are professing Christians. How do you navigate what is true and false? John tells us to discern the times. False prophets who...
Licking Your Wounds

Licking Your Wounds

Our one-year old Labrador Retriever loves to lick everybody. If you have some leftover food on your hands, she will lick it off. If you fell and scratched your knee, she will come and lick your wound. I’m not a fan of dog slobber, but you can’t deny her...
No Need to Blame

No Need to Blame

Every human’s nature is to find blame for something that we think has gone wrong. If we get into a car accident, our insurance demands that we assess the blame. If someone is in prison, we want to find why they ended up there, so we will blame upbringing. The...
Overcoming Fear

Overcoming Fear

There are a lot of people today who are gripped with fear. The list of things that causes fear is long. How do you handle the emotions and continue to function when you are afraid to go outside your house? The Apostle John gives you the key to overcoming fear. The one...
Walk Closer to the Light

Walk Closer to the Light

For the last several months, I have been mountain biking with my youngest son. A couple of times a week, we head to the nearby hills and bike for about an hour. It has bonded us together and shown me how out of shape I am. One time we went night riding. It was pitch...