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This past weekend my family and I drove to a wedding that I was to officiate. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a Waffle House. It wasn’t terribly busy, but it was a bit hectic with servers scurrying here and there shouting orders and laughing loudly. There was even some quasi-entertainment as the Continue reading

Beyond what you can see Is a reality more real than this Beyond what you can see There is One who holds the universe in eternal hands. Beyond what you can see There is peace in the midst of chaos Hope in the midst of hopelessness Strength in spite of your weakness Beyond what you Continue reading

None of us appreciates it when we are lied to by others. Lies erode our trust and can devastate our relationships. Lies are poisonous and destructive, and they are even more so when we begin to lie to ourselves. Lying to yourself seems to be not only counterproductive but insane, yet so many of us Continue reading

I have often heard these words attributed to Scripture: “Money is the root of all evil.” In truth, that phrase is not recorded in the pages of the Bible; instead, 1 Timothy 6:10 reads, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have Continue reading

“I have on my table a violin string. It is free to move in any direction I like. If I twist one end it responds; it is free. But it is not free to sing. So I take it and fix it into my violin. I bind it and when it is bound, it is Continue reading

I’ve had more than my share of days where nothing seemed to go right. I have a restless night trying to sleep. I spill my coffee at breakfast. I lock my keys in the house. Now I’m running late and look at the dashboard to see that I’m dangerously low on gas. I discover a Continue reading

A.W. Tozer wrote: “We can never know who or what we are till we know at least something of what God is.” It is a profound and true statement, but why is it so? The Bible teaches very clearly that God is Creator. If we look at the specifics revealed in Genesis, we discover that Continue reading

When sin came into the world, people started playing the blame game. Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the serpent. Sadly, we don’t seem to have learned any better. We see it evidenced in our nation’s capitol, our state capitols, and in our local governments. No one seems to have the courage to step up and Continue reading

For as long as I can remember I have been a fan of the Washington Redskins. As a boy I looked forward to September and the beginning of the NFL season. Sunday afternoons were dedicated to watching the Skins play. My dad was a fan and so were my uncles. I recall fondly the wood Continue reading

A couple of years ago I read the story of a 17-year-old student in China who sold a kidney in order to get the money to build an iPad and iPhone. He did this without the permission of his parents. He simply wanted an these Apple products so badly that he was willing to part Continue reading