The Power of Truth
We are very familiar with the phrase “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God” and what it implies. The message is that what is said in a court of law is the truth and even more so before our Holy God. If we don’t tell the truth, we…
Guaranteed Success for 2023
Sign me up! God designed us for success. He made us to be winners. And it is true for every person, no matter our past. God never destined us for mediocrity. So, He gave us a set of principles aka commandments to live by. We do our part in adhering to them then we’ll be…
Fear and Locked Doors
Here we are today, one week after Resurrection Sunday. I’m thankful the Easter Story provides us with even more chilling and awe-inspiring true stories beyond the resurrection. John the Apostle wrote this in John 20:19 — “That evening of the first day of the week, WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED, where the disciples were, for…
Do We Represent Well
I was very moved by this photo of Sgt Nicole Gee (age 23) cradling a baby in her arms at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport. She posted the photo on Instagram and wrote, “I love my job.” Didn’t she represent us well with those words? But, then, she was among 13 U.S. troops killed in the horrific…
Solid Rock Foundation
Having been in real estate for many years, I know what poor foundations look like in homes. It is a major deterrent to a sale when the home inspector detects foundation problems. The resale value of a home with a failed foundation, even one that has been repaired with a lifetime warranty, will be substantially…
Character Matters
I couldn’t pass by the display in the middle of the aisle. After all, the fingernail polish was priced 75% off. Two bottles ended up in the child carrier area of my basket. I paid for my basket full of groceries, unloaded my groceries into my car, grabbed my purse and then…I see that nail…
Are We Good at “Christianing”?
We, Christian (Christ-like) folks think we’re pretty decent people. You know, we have all those “good” things to our credit: going to church, tithing, giving offerings, wearing a cross necklace, attending a Bible Study, volunteering for a charity. How could anyone think we are anything but wonderful? I think of myself as being a pretty…
Time to Feel Good About How Well We Obey
Okay! None of us enjoy someone telling us what to do all the time. I’ve heard plenty of jokes about the hen-pecked man who cowers at his towering, overbearing wife. Seems he would rather “obey” her than deal with the consequences. But, really, most people don’t like being told what to do. Especially as we…
Trusty Steed — Trustworthy Men & Women of God
While having my morning devotion yesterday, my eyes became fixed on the painting across my living area from me. I remember when my husband and I purchased that painting decades ago. We bought it because we saw King David (thus, the small bust of David that sits below the painting) and his muscle-bound, trusty steed…
Satisfy Me, Oh Lord
Satisfy Me, Oh Lord Satisfy: meet the expectations, needs or desires of someone; gratify, fulfill I’ve returned home to Frisco, after a packed-full week in Tulsa, and before that, many trips there and back to get Mom’s estate sale all ready to go and completed. Our customer, Mom, was completely SATISFIED with the sale that…