Many days of my young life my dad would invite me to do things with him. Our “we projects” included many things from animals to auctions to engines to junk. I didn’t always get to do much work, though. I felt like I was just there like a nurse handing tools to a surgeon most the… [Read more…]
January 30, 2012
Since we’ve been reading Genesis 24 about the quest to find a wife for Isaac, in the last three posts we’ve learned a few really cool things about close encounters with God or the workings of God in our lives. And the great thing about this story is that we get to see all these things,… [Read more…]
January 28, 2012
My wife and I made a decision when we first got married to tithe a portion of our income. Some days, we did very well. Some days, we didn’t do so well in giving. We always believed, though, that the tithe, 10%, makes a difference in our lives because we choose to trust the Lord.… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
I once read a story about how Sadhu Sundar Singh and a companion were traveling through a pass high in the Himalayan Mountains. At one point they came across a body lying in the snow. Sundar Singh wished to stop and help the unfortunate man, but his companion refused, saying, “We shall lose our lives… [Read more…]
November 24, 2011
“A woman was out shopping one day and decided to stop for a cup of coffee. She bought a bag of cookies, put them into her purse, and then entered a coffee shop. All the tables were filled, except for one at which a man sat reading a newspaper. Seating herself in the opposite chair, she… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
Everything we have in this life is a gift, and it's not about us, it's all about Jesus.
October 9, 2011
It’s been difficult for us of late. The economy is in the tank – regardless of what people of any political persuasion may say. Everybody, everywhere is beginning to feel the pinch, especially folks like counties and parishes that depend on the sales tax to pay for things like police or sheriff salaries, jails, or any… [Read more…]
February 10, 2012
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