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A lot has gone on this year from the Presidential election to a Pandemic to many other things in between. It’s been a year that has felt a lot like a roller coaster ride with its ups and downs. As we have passed Thanksgiving and quickly approach Christmas, and with many places putting social distancing rules in place, we can’t help but wonder what is going on with life. How quick this year has flown by in some ways, and…

Here are some questions to ask yourself this Thanksgiving holiday: Are you grateful? Would others see you as a grateful person? What makes you grateful in your life? What keeps you from being more grateful in your life? Does gratitude impact your happiness? Each one of us has so many reasons to be thankful not just for this holiday but for everyday of our lives. I realize I take so much for granted in my own life, and it’s good…

So many things to discuss but since we are approaching Thanksgiving we will stick to a theme. Recently, I read a quote by Kay Arthur which states, “God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks – not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it.” I couldn’t agree more. With so much change taking place and so much driven by the emotional rather than rational in our society where…

Today is Veteran’s Day. A time to recognize and celebrate what so many have offered in service and sacrifice to all of us in this great nation. We honor the soldiers of our country because of the risks each one signs up for to honor and protect the freedoms that so many in our country take for granted each day. I hope each veteran was honored. As Christians we are also called to be soldiers of the cross. Our mission…

The other day I referred in a talk which I was giving that the mission of the Christian is to stop evil with love through the gateway of forgiveness. I tried to make the point using the illustration of dominoes lined up in a row, and that when tipped over each domino takes out the next innocent one next to it not the domino that initiated the fall. We as sinful people often do the very same thing. When someone…

Have you ever heard someone say, “Man, that hit me like a ton of bricks!”? The death of a loved one, someone prominent in the community, a public figure, etc. can hit us just in the same way. Death is the final absolute of this life that each of us must face. Death is a reminder, an awful reminder, of the brevity and mortality of life. As I write this article, I am also preparing a funeral message to be…

Matthew 23:37 – How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. Jesus spoke these words in a pretty heavy conversation with the religious folk of His day. He was addressing the push back and hypocrisy of those who said they knew God, yet were poor representatives of God. Can you imagine how it would go over today to have someone be so honest as…

Matthew 23:37 – How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. Jesus spoke these words in a pretty heavy conversation with the religious folk of His day. He was addressing the push back and hypocrisy of those who said they knew God, yet were poor representatives of God. Can you imagine how it would go over today to have someone be so honest as…

This past Tuesday many were glued to their TV to watch the first presidential debate between the two candidates running for the highest office of the land. An office that should be held in high honor, esteem and respect. This should be an opportunity for the American people to hear the different points of perspectives and policies of two candidates as to clarify who they may cast their vote for come November. Sadly, what we saw was a lot of…

As we get closer to the election the more poisonous the conversations will become, as if they weren’t poisonous enough already. Sadly, many Christians will forget their commitment and first allegiance to Christ and will get quickly swept away in these culture wars. No doubt a Christian should maintain a voice within the culture, but he should also maintain Christian character while doing it. Christians should see these times, not as demonizing the other side of our political views, but…