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Make Sure You've Got Some Back Up!

When troubles come, make sure you have the proper foundation for your life. Or, as the stray dog would say, “Make sure you’ve got some back up!” More

Shhh. It's Okay.

Be still, and let God remind you that He is God. And when you calm down just a bit, you will hear His Beautiful, Wonderful, Loving, Soothing Voice say to you, “Shhh. It’s okay.” More

When Your Time Comes What Will You Do?

When the time comes for you to stand for Christ, whether in front of only a few or millions of people, what will you do? What will I do? More

Boat People vs. Water-Walking People

Lack of faith causes us to see only what our eyes can see. It prevents us from doing anything beyond the realm of immediate possibility. Lack of faith causes us to sit dumbfounded in the boat, while others walk on water. More

Tossed by the Wind, Or Standing on the Solid Rock?

Sometimes we may feel as though we’ve been tossed by the wind of our circumstances, so that we can’t touch solid ground. More

Jesus and Multnomah Falls

In the state of Oregon there is a beautiful waterfall that I hope to see one day. More

What Will They Hear Us Say?

One day, when we are gone, someone will remember something we said. What will they hear us say? More

Country Roads

How many areas of life have I left unexplored, just because it was a little out of the way? More

Kick Back

Kick back and try to imagine anything--anything--bigger than God. More

Music From the Fire

We can gather songs along the way, storing them up for the day when we will need to hear them most. More

The Game's Not Over Until It's Over

The game - nor life - is not over until it's over. Be encouraged! Don't give up! Stay the course! More

Cheerful Thoughts

We can make a difference in the lives of other people while we’re here. More

Don't Let A Rock Take Your Place

Lift up your voice and your heart in praise to your Heavenly Father. More

Drowning Recorded, But No One Helps

Rather than offer others Living Water, rather than point them to Christ, we spend our time being focused on much lesser things. More

He's All I Need

Jesus is my Nourishment, and He is all I need. More

What Price?

An "eBayer" recently paid $305 for an empty gourmet dog food can that reportedly came from Paris Hilton's trash. More

The Most Telling Strokes

"When I pause the longest, I make the most telling strokes with my brush." More

Stuck Upside Down?

Feeing stuck upside down? More

Hummingbird or Bumblebee Christians

The thought occurred to me how much like some Christians those two creatures are. More

New Year: My Top Ten Predictions for the New Year

Everyone else does it. Here are my predictions for the New Year. More

Christmas: The Legend of "Big Joe" The Church Bell

Read the legend of the church bell that shattered windows when it was first rung, and what they did about it. More

Do You Have a Decision to Make?

Here’s something to think about the next time you are faced with making an important decision.

Our English word “decide” comes from the Latin word “decidere,” which means “to cut off.” How does cutting off something relate to making a decision? More

That Sure Helps

It was "Ask the Pastor" Day in Sunday School, and the pastor stopped by the first grade department. There were a lot of questions.... More

Keeping Your Torch Lit

Officials reported that as the date for the 1998 Winter Olympics drew nearer, those running with the Olympic Torch were having trouble keeping the fire burning. It was a troublesome problem from the beginning. So they came out with a new torch.... More

We Need Nothing Else

Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to design the great Corn Market in Windsor, England. His frist design was rejected because it showed no pillars holding up the roof. He explained the pillars would not be needed, but the city fathers.... More

Hurry Up, God!

Phillips Brooks was known throughout the English-speaking world in the 19th century as "a prince of preachers." We know him as the man who wrote the familiar Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem." One day Brooks was pacing the floor like a caged lion. One of his friends asked him, "What is the trouble?" "The trouble," replied Brooks...More

The Pump-Priming Principle

The "Pump-Priming Principle" says that ordinarily, great things do not just happen to us. We must be prepared--primed--before we can be receptive to the things God wants to do in our lives. More

The Waiting Time

Louis XIV, king of France, ordered a coach brought to the front door of his residence one day. When the coach pulled up in the nick of time, the king is reported to have said...More

What Shape Is Your Pumpkin?

A farmer once went to the county fair with a pumpkin that was the exact shape and size of a two-gallon jug. It was so unusual that his pumpkin won the blue ribbon. When asked how he got a pumpkin to grow like that, the farmer replied .... More

Turning the Light On

When we are in the darkness of discouragement, we don't see the things that might trip or bruise. When we are hurting, we don't understand that the thing that caused the pain may have a much greater purpose than we have experienced. More

He Said He Loves Us!

We may feel sometimes as if God doesn't love us. But instead of whimpering in the dark, we can remind ourselves that God really does love us. More

The Backside of the Storm

The storms will blow through, but the good news is that if you keep your light burning through them, you will come out and find that the backside of the storm is far more splendid than anything you ever imagined. More

Those Who Sway, Those Who Stand Strong

The morning (May 30, 2004) here in central Mississippi was rather windy. On the way to church I noticed that the wind was tossing the trees around, a sight that always fascinates me. I don’t talk on a cell phone while driving—I watch the trees in the wind (which is probably even more dangerous!). More

Quack! Come to Me

Jesus commands us to learn from Him, to allow Him and His way of life to become such a part of our lives and who we are, that we instantly know His heart. The result is that we will find rest for our souls, the rest we’ve been searching for, the rest we need, the rest that makes every burden light, the rest that changes our entire lives. More

Don't Focus on the Scraps

Suppose I hold a 4-inch by 4-inch dark blue square of a rug in front of you and ask, "What color do you think my rug is?" More

Intersections

There are all kinds of lines in our world. Property lines. Goal lines. Power lines. State lines. There’s the bottom line, the line of fire, the scrimmage line, the skyline, the punch line. Added to those are deadlines, laugh lines, and imaginary lines, and of course, waistlines.

But there are a couple of other lines which are very, very important: the two lines which form the shape of a cross. More

Eight Benefits of Adversity

Let me share what happened one Sunday morning at the church I pastor. When I got there, I discovered that there had been a fatal auto accident in the middle of the night, and two students, ages 16 and 17, at a nearby academy were killed. They were classmates of our young people, who were just finding out what had happened just before Sunday School. The whole church was affected. More