What if we dedicated our freedom and independence to service of others, to being a good neighbor? What if we majored on neighborliness as an expression of appreciation for our country this year? What if this Independence Day, 2018, was… Continue reading

“…  When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering…” – Matthew 16:2-3 The poetic… Continue reading

The God who declares new things have come has declared  that the old is past! The Creator God has called us to righteousness. Righteousness! We have not been called to blindly aim and shoot, but to be taken by the… Continue reading

There are many good reasons for having a broken heart. Show me your broken heart and I can tell what drives you and ignites your passion for action. …. That kind of brokenness energizes us.,, Without it, we lost some… Continue reading

It was the cool of the day. It ought to have been the most precious time of their day. Instead … (Read More) Continue reading

We've lived long enough to know that power can be stripped bare and become as lowly as the fleeting breath of the ordinary soul. Power, wealth, position, and prestige are rather frail. The ability to buy favor will fade. Riches… Continue reading

We have a HEART problem according to Jesus. There is no problem with how well we have memorized the rules or how well we keep them to the letter. We are deficient in the areas of intent and application. Continue reading

  Come what may, the future is bright. It probably involves many years of productive living, but whatever it involves, the future is bright.   I am scheduled for a procedure at UCLA on June 19 – an endoscopy with… Continue reading

    "God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being" "I don't want to be called 'the greatest' or 'one of the greatest'; let other guys claim to be the best. I just want to be known as… Continue reading

I guess when I grunt and shout over such things, I must be playing to the audience and there must be a reason I do. Continue reading