I have a Joyce Meyer perpetual calendar on my desk in my home office. As I glanced over to see what today’s little mini-devotional was about, I read the following words: Hurting people hurt people. This is a true statement. When we are hurting, it is much easier for us […]
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True confession: I am a planner. To a fault. I plan for all kinds of scenarios. When faced with almost any situation, I picture in my head how it might play out and I plan for how I will respond/react to that outcome. Then I pick another potential outcome and do […]
The following is an article published in The Town Messenger on December 21, 2010.Christmas. I love the word and I love the music. I love the sights, the sounds and the smells of this season. I love Christmas. I always have. What I’m not overly fond of is the insanity […]
“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.” Psalm 139: 17-18 These words and their meaning overtake me as they roll over in […]
Somehow the entire month of August slipped by me without my getting a chance to post. Anything. At all. Thanks to an insanely busy schedule these past few weeks as we have prepared for the start of the football season (we broadcast high school games, among other things – more […]
God’s ways are not like our ways, of this there is no doubt. The harder pill to swallow, however, is that His timing is usually not like ours, either. I think that we are impatient creatures by nature and that patience does not occur naturally. None of us is born […]
I know I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. Sometimes life just happens so fast that it’s all you can do to hang on and run with it – much less slow down long enough to write about it. Such has been the case for the past several […]
In a rare quiet moment of solitude this evening, I am unusually aware of the hand of God hovering, sensing blessing and favor lingering near. My heart is once again completely saturated by the overwhelming sweetness and staggering power of His presence. There are so many unanswered questions in my […]
As we navigate this earth life, we are sometimes faced with circumstances and situations that challenge our resolve to continue in our pursuit of the dreams that the Almighty has placed within us. We encounter difficulties and trials, financial struggles, health issues, nay-sayers, and every sort of scheme the enemy […]