Posts with the tag “jesus”

I almost lost my mind when a soldier grabbed my arm and asked, “Can you walk me back to my foxhole?” during our field training exercise together......  Read More

Jacob, the grandson of Abraham and the father of the people of God, is on a long journey in Genesis 28. Because this is before the day of air travel, he’s exhausted after a long day of walking....  Read More

I’m going to share a secret with you about church leaders. Many church leaders are consumed with a desire to control your life. I have seen this all over the world in leaders of almost every faith, an...  Read More

I want to start by saying that I am not a lawyer and don’t claim to be an expert in the law or the justice system. I also want to go on record as saying I hate talking about current news events. There...  Read More

If you’re a Big-10 sports fan, you’re not watching college football this week. (Thanks a lot, COVID-19). Many people have been waiting many months for this time of year. Football fans all over the nat...  Read More

I will never forget the combat version of water polo that I played as a young sergeant in the US Army’s Ranger Regiment....  Read More

I inherited a number of traits from my parents. Some of those traits were physical – I got my father’s stamina. I also inherited some character traits – like my mother’s work ethic....  Read More

Two things are coming up this week and I’m looking forward to both… Father’s Day & the start of summer. Both of these things represent family for me. Father’s Day represents spending time with childre...  Read More

I was in North Carolina yesterday as hurricane Dorian began to make its way onto the coast. Like I normally do, I woke up early in the morning and went for a run. With the exception of the normal Nort...  Read More

The Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are the most successful movie franchise in history. There isn’t a close second place to the wildly successful comic book series turned into a movie franchise. I’m...  Read More

People all over the world are talking about the new Disney live action movie The Lion King. This movie is considered by some experts to represent a new era in cinematography.[1]Although Disney kept th...  Read More

Acts 3:17-23 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did. 18 In this way God fulfilled what he had predicted through all the prophets—that his Mes...  Read More

Once upon a time, a man took a bucket to the city well many miles away from his home to draw water for his family. He took his family bucket. The man drew a bucket full of clear drinking water and sta...  Read More

For the past 75 years, a behemoth has been growing in the US entertainment industry. It has turned into an economic super star. I’m talking about the business of super heroes. What started out as comi...  Read More

If your neighbors looked out the window and saw you painting your house a dozen different colors, it would probably cause a stir. If you live in a subdivision with the Home Owners Association, you wou...  Read More

Have you ever had one of those moments where you knew you were about to make a fool yourself? When I was a senior in high school, I did serious damage to the engine of my car. I owned a classic 72 C...  Read More

The Old Testament describes a priest who would make sacrifices for the sins of the people. In the Old Testament the high priest would intercede on the Day of Atonement between the people and God. In t...  Read More

I don’t know about you- but I want the kind of lifestyle that Jesus lived. I want the kind of rest that Hebrews chapter 4 says is available to all of Jesus’s followers. I want to live more like Jesus ...  Read More

If you think about it, there really is no such thing as the good old days. Have you ever gotten to the point where life was so bad that you started to lose hope that it would ever get better in the f...  Read More