Sometimes you may feel like life is a big gamble. Like the outcome of your life is resting on how the dice roll for you. If they roll right, you get “lucky.” If they roll badly, your life goes down the tubes. There are times when the things seem to align just right and you […]
Growing up in Indiana, I learned how to drive by cutting grass on my parents riding lawn mower and staying between the lines. When I turned 16 and six months old I took the driver’s test and passed with flying colors. I remember the day like it was yesterday. So I still don’t understand my
Do you remember being young and making bad decisions? Maybe compromising your values? There’s been some compromises I have made as an adult that were not so smart, however, there’s nothing worse than compromise that has a high dose of evil sprinkled into the mix. It’s contrary to God’s will for our lives and leaders
Jeremiah was a son of a high priest (a preacher’s son) who was called by God and sent by God. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5 NIV) Jeremiah was sent to preach
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Atari was invented in 1987. Video game consoles and arcade games also helped to pioneer the “gaming industry” or movement. This fast moving technology grabbed the attention of children. Children gradually moved from outside to inside. Instead of riding their bicycles, skateboarding, being imaginative and creative or using communication skills like making friends in the
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I grew up watching the old Clint Eastwood western films with my dad like, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” “A Fistful of Dollars,” “For a Few Dollars More,” and “Hang ‘Em High.” One of my favorites of all time would have to be, “The Good, Bad, and the Ugly.” It was about three
This country has been divided on the issue of same gender marriage for some time now. It’s no secret with my marriage to my wife for more than 25 years that I believe in what God tells us. That marriage is a covenant relationship between one man and one woman. I vehemently oppose anything to
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Aloha, A day stop in the bay area of California and then a five hour flight over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii and we are now here. God is good! We’re celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. The temperatures are in their mid to upper 80’s, not a cloud in the sky, and the ocean is
14 “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the
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The saying, “A family that prays together stays together,” came to mind this past weekend while attending my wife’s family reunion in Galena Kansas. There are several things about family reunions I really like. First, there is always food around. Morning, noon, and night, food, food, and more food. Secondly, there are places to visit
