Get Prepared! With all of the natural and some man-made disasters, we have been encouraged by many governmental agencies such as FEMA, Red Cross and others to put aside food and water. We have also been encouraged to have a grab-and-go bag in case we have to evacuate from an area. Many stores are now…
Do We Need to Play More?
I was out in the front yard pruning roses and raking up the recently pulled weeds, and my neighbor across the street was working on one of her many wood projects. Her little girls were playing outside, and as they spotted me they came over and asked if I’d like to come over and play…
Dwell on What is Good!
There are certainly enough things going on out in the world that could make us dwell on the scary. The thoughts about what could be coming that fill you with anxiety. The watching of tragedies on the news. Ignoring everything that is bad going on around us doesn’t really work. We have to be aware, alert, and proactive about…
Use Negative Situations to Create the Opportunity to Do Good!
Often we find ourselves in situations or positions where we feel we are being bombarded with negativity. We don’t deserve it, so why is it happening? I think most of the time we do the best we can to avoid them, yet we find ourselves in these hard situations. So what do we do about…
Dealing with Failure We Can’t Fix
There are some failures that we just cannot fix. Let me give you some examples: How about getting in an accident, and people don’t survive? Perhaps some of the fault was yours and some of the fault was the other driver’s. Did we do everything we could do just perfectly? How about having a son or…
The Greatness of Failure
A mom told me about a conversation she had with her teen daughter many years ago. The daughter had played ball for a varsity team, which seemed to be a good thing. The problem was that she was always on the bench for most of the game. She wanted to be part of everything, but she…
Final Thoughts: Summing up the Three Gifts: Life, Death, and Repentance!
So, in looking at the three gifts: the gift of life, the gift of death, and the gift of repentance, I think they represent three joys! Each is crucial to our salvation. Each is crucial to our very joy in eternity. Our Christ brought each of these gifts to us, and through us, and for…
The Third Gift: Repentance and Change
I was asked to speak once on the three gifts of life that I felt took my breath away. So I’m going to break them into three Monday thoughts! I have felt strongly that we have to keep the main things of life in perspective for us to survive this journey with hope and often…
The Second Gift: The Gift that is So Necessary to Our Journey – Passing On
I was asked to speak once on the three gifts of life that I felt took my breath away. So I’m going to break them into three Monday thoughts! I have felt strongly that we have to keep the main things of life in perspective for us to survive this journey with hope and often…
Our Deceptions, Our Fears and Our Hope: Part III
Zion: The Pure in Heart. With that thought a feeling began to grow in me. Was I pure? Did that mean perfect? No, it did not mean perfect, but it did mean not being worldly. Was I good? Did I believe in my goodness? Could I stand alone on my goodness? Could I look…