Sunday, November 26, 2023Adult SS Class Introduction Capture their attention. As men, we should be willing to admit that our wives know more than we do. I recently overheard my wife teaching Emma-Faith about a math subject. She was talking about “solving for x.” I took one look at it and realized that after being … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 1: The Solution for Division →

Sunday, November 19, 2023 Adult SS Class Impact This week Jimbo Fisher was fired and will get paid almost $27,000 a day to not coach. Over 70 million dollars. A while back, he and Nick Saban got into a spat regarding recruiting ethics. With all of that turmoil, it was surprising this week to read … Continue reading Introduction to Corinthians →

Christian, Since God sustained you last night and woke you this morning, he has a plan for you today. You might get to the end of the day and be able to see some dramatic way he used you. And then with gratitude, mingled with a hint of pride, you'll thank him. Better, he might … Continue reading Is God using our lives? →

”I think the wall we’ve made between the physical world and the spiritual world is a lot thinner than we realize.” In November 2021, I had another lunch with someone who knows the Bible as well as anyone I have ever met personally (Dr. Channing Crisler at Anderson University). During our conversation, he said one … Continue reading The Birthday Gift that Keeps on Giving →

The grass ain't greener on the other side Whatever you do don't believe his lies Cause he’ll only show what pleases the eyes So remember the grass ain't greener on the other side

Amen. Romans 8:28 is better experienced than explained. Only God can do that. And since we live by faith, he might not even explain it to us. Believing Christians have a hard time believing God is good when they are experiencing so many bad things. Physical illness, family p 83 dysfunction, emotional distress, natural disaster, … Continue reading “The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart” by Harold L. Senkbeil →

Christian, don’t only associate, read, learn from, and listen to those you completely agree with. Doing so, you miss out on God helping you (a crooked stick) see straight lines drawn with other crooked sticks. Two decades ago, I had to agree with nearly everything in a book before I would read it (which is … Continue reading “The Beauty of the Mystery” →

Some Christian debates are black-and-white and have serious consequences. Other arguments are like a group of people debating if something is maroon, dark red, crimson, or garnet—the average person sees people making a big deal over relatively minor differences. A graphics printer might need to know if a Carolina logo is PMS 201, but that’s … Continue reading Molehills or Doctrine →

If your mind wanders when you pray, the problem is not that you can’t pray long enough. The problem may be that you’re trying to pray for too long. When Jesus prayed in John 17, it was a fairly lengthy prayer. When Jesus taught others how they can pray in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, … Continue reading Corner Bagel with Dr. Crisler →

I wonder if the righteous desires in a Christian’s heart, no matter how obsessively he dreams about them and hopes for them, which seem to human eyes wouldn’t happen in a million years, I wonder if God puts those desires in our hearts, not so that we might see them happen in our lifetime but … Continue reading Practice for Heaven →

On March 22, 1994, my mother was murdered. It began as a typical Tuesday. I went to my 4th-grade class at Nevitt Forest Elementary, and after school, I stayed outside with the YMCA program. When we got home, I played video games in my room with a childhood friend. My stepfather came in the front … Continue reading Who Chose Who? →

The cool weather has hit… and around this time of year (during October 2005), on a Friday night on 3rd shift at Ryobi/TTi, another person and I saw something that seemed normal… but within the next few minutes, I realized it was anything but normal. About an hour later, I called and woke Rachael up … Continue reading An 18-Wheeler 18 Years Ago →

Normally, a QB doesn’t block, a running back doesn’t pass, and a kicker doesn’t run. There might be times when a play falls apart and the players have to do what they have to do, but that isn’t the ideal situation. And, the QB shouldn’t feel guilty because he isn’t 300 lbs, the running back … Continue reading X’s and O’s →

What kind of young child would dare interrupt their busy father who is trying to balance a schedule of deadlines, burdens, and projects with a request as trivial as a popsicle and a game of I spy with my little eye? The kind of young child who has child-like love for the father they enjoy … Continue reading Small Prayers →

Christian, Matthew 5:48 your Father in heaven is perfect Matthew 6:4 your Father sees what you’ve given Matthew 6:6 your Father sees when you’ve prayed Matthew 6:8 your Father knows what you need Matthew 6:18 your Father sees when you’ve sought him Matthew 6:32 your Father knows, in case you missed it the first time, … Continue reading Father’s Day Thought →

Life is made of several defining moments, but often the definition is blurry though real. Primarily, in 2001 I looked beyond the stars and asked for forgiveness. I didn’t hear or see anything, but Jesus has been with me since that night. I’ve returned to the home where my mother was murdered and heard the … Continue reading Honey Jars and 18-Wheelers →