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Is Anything Sacred?
I played the position of catcher in Little League baseball. I played catcher in Pony League baseball. I was a catcher in high school baseball. In college, I played catcher on an intramural softball team. I spent a lot of
Be Still Before God! Get Ready For 2017!
Life is hard and difficult. Many times life leaves us feeling tired, worn out and broken-we believe that we are done-that we cannot take one more step. Life sometimes sees us moving from crisis to crisis. Sometimes difficulties in life
Has the chaos of Christmas caused you disappointments?
Depending upon where you are located in the world, we have 1 more day before Christmas and 7 more days before the end of the year. This year seems to have zipped by. As a matter of fact, it seems
Will YOU Be 1 of the 1’s?
When I was a little boy, my dad preached occasionally for small congregations who didn't have a regular preacher. Where he lacked polish, he compensated with his passion and colorful stories. One of his favorite sermons that I heard several
Find peace and joy in the midst of Your challenges!
t's been said that peace and joy are a choice that we can make, but what does that choice look like and how do we truly choose a life filled with peace and joy? The Bible tells us that by
If You’re tired, Here’s -A Prayer of Supplication+Declaration For You!
Father God, I know I have often judged my own heart incorrectly. Forgive me for not extending the same grace to myself that You give me. Teach me to forgive and see myself and my heart the way you do...to
Is What You Do More Than Just a Job?
A young fella rushed into a service station and asked the manager if he had a pay phone. The manager nodded, "Sure, over there." The boy pushed in some change, dialed, and waited for an answer. Finally, someone came on
God Does Want You To Win, But Not with wrong Spiritual Ends!
Spiritual ends are never achieved by carnal means. Back in Egypt, as you may recall, Moses had "looked this way and that," then murdered an Egyptian and buried him with sand. As we have already noted, Moses may have thought
Ever wonder What Jeremiah 29:11 means? Come Closer!
My Old Testament professor had this to say about the ever-popular Jeremiah 29:11: “I am going to destroy what this verse means to you, but then I’m going to re frame it so you understand it better within it’s original
Let God clear your way!
In football when a player begins to score, what does the opposing team do? They assign their best players to block him, tackle him, distract him, hinder him and keep that player from being able to cross the line to
Surrender Draws God’s Grace!
Have you ever experienced a situation in life or work where you felt so attached to an outcome that it was driving you crazy? Have you tried everything in your power to manipulate that particular outcome and still have nothing
God has reasons adversity is in your life!
Are you having a lot of problems in life? If you are, then undoubtedly, adversity has reared it's ugly head in your life. Did you also know that adversity is a sign that God trusts you with trouble? When God
God is talking,do YOU hear Him?
Not many people in history, if any, have actually heard God's voice. You may wonder how do you actually hear God's voice? The way we listen to God is not through our ears, but through our hearts. The way
You’ve come to far to give up and quit now!
Dear child of God, this is not the time to give up. This is not the time to quit. You cannot afford to quit. If you will not give up, nor cave in, nor cast away your confidence in God,
