It Pays to be Grateful
November 29, 2024So grateful!! Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to pause and reflect on God’s goodness. The thought that has been on my mind the last few days is how easy it is to make giving thanks about us instead of God. It’s tempting to focus on the gifts instead of the Giver. Mankind’s nature is self-centeredness, but our new nature as followers of Jesus is gratitude, and specifically gratitude toward God. If we spend just a few minutes in reflection, we can think of hundreds of blessings, even thousands. I hope you’ve spent some time over the last few days thinking…
Morality Matters
Elections have become “less about politics and personalities and more of a ferocious battle over whose worldview will define a nation.” Tony Perkins recently said that in an article, and his comment made me reflect on how elections…
Broken
What do you do when things are broken? It depends. I broke my glasses while hiking on the Appalachian Trail this summer. The only thing I could do on the trail was tape them back up, which…
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! What a wonderful time of year! I came across a wonderful discovery when I was reading one of my favorite Psalms recently – Psalm 8. Do you remember it? Here’s the first verse: “O Lord, our…
New Every Morning
It’s hard to say what my favorite Bible verse is, but I can give you a list of favorites. One of those near the top is Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His…
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Happy Fourth! We’ll gather around grills, pools, and picnic tables over the next several days to celebrate freedom from tyranny and God’s blessings. Freedom is a wonderful thing, but it also comes with responsibilities and a price.…
Change, Christian Life, Culture, Decisions, Discipleship, Emotional Health, Life, Personal Growth, Purpose, Spiritual DisciplinesAligning with God
I watched a video recently while trying to understand the concept of wheel alignment on my car. I’ve had many alignments performed through the years, but I’ve never understood what the mechanics are doing. They’ve used words…
Generosity = Happiness
Over the last few weeks, I’ve preached on overcoming financial bondage. A lot of people struggle with finding financial freedom. Most people get nervous when the preacher shares a sermon on money, but God has a lot…
Christian Life, Faith, Fear, Finances, God, Hope, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, UncategorizedMountain-Moving Prayer
Do you need some mountains moved in your life? We’ve all experienced them: sickness, loss of a job, financial setbacks, or relationship problems. What is your mountain? Jesus said prayer moves mountains. In Mark 11, Jesus admonished…
Bible, Christian Life, Discipleship, Personal Growth, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare, TruthSpiritual Victory – Our Spiritual Sword
I receive a lot of emails every day. Fortunately, my email service filters out a lot of them and deposits them in the spam folder. I rarely look at this folder, but I just opened it to…
Spiritual Victory – Pt. 1
I spent most of last week at a wonderful writers’ conference at Ridgecrest, NC, but it left me needing a nine-day week to get everything ready for the weekend. This meant I had to spend extra time…
