Today there is a gap being formed of Christians who have become detached from the traditional church. I’m not saying these people aren’t Christians, but there is a separation of Christians and church attendance. There are many people, and I’m one of them, who have at one time been between churches …

“If I hadn’t done that…” “If I had just waited…” “Why didn’t I listen?” Sound familiar? Each of us think back to times where only if we had done it another way, things today would probably be much different concerning various decisions, opportunities and circumstances of the past. This was what the …

Lots of church people say they love God and believe in Jesus, but what about their respect for God? In Luke 7:2-10, we find the account of a military commander called a “centurion,” who had a sick servant. The centurion, who had heard of Jesus, sent one of the elders to ask Jesus to come to his …

There are a lot of “attention getters” out there today. We have to be careful not to fall into the traps some of these “attention getters” set for us. Today, with the world literally at our fingertips, we may find ourselves doing things and going places we shouldn’t. As long as we live, there will …

How many of us pretty much do what we want to do? Most people, if they are honest, would say that most of their time is spent doing what is important to their family, themselves, or just to survive. The choices and decisions we make effect the quality of our lives, and many of us find life harder …

In 1888, R.J. was born. His love of work in construction was embedded in him.  He was sure there had to be a better way of moving and hauling earth and heavy materials.  He began working on a more efficient way to get the job done, leading to his inventing over 300 different types of …

I don’t know many people who like to be criticized. It seems to rub most people the wrong way, even when it is meant to be constructive. Criticism can be healthy – even if the person is an enemy and tells us things that we need to hear when our friends won’t tell us. The smallest nugget of truth …

Most of us pay insurance premiums of some kind. There is a wide range of types of insurance to purchase. Whenever there is a problem, we are always glad we have   insurance to protect us from what could become a disaster. Life insurance is one of the major policies many have in case of a loss of …

Everyone has made bad choices, and we have paid the consequences for those choices. You may even have had to pay the consequences for the bad choices of others. Regardless, choices people make always have an effect on others. Even today, I still find myself rehashing the past and remembering the …

There is an interesting account of who Jesus is in the first chapter of Mark. As we read verses 9 through 43, we are amazingly introduced to the person we call Jesus. After Jesus is baptized into the ministry, He faces a great time of trial. In spite of the difficulties, He continues to minister to …