How to show respect:

  “…They showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived….” Acts 9:31b I admire and have the utmost respect for my God.  But do I always show it by the way I live my life? Acts 9:31, in its entirety says, “The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a...

One bad dude, turned good.

Saul (who later became Paul) was one bad dude.  But this all changed in an instance. When he was on the road to Damascus he met Jesus.  I’m not talking about “Hi, how are you?  My name is Jesus,” kind of conversation.  Jesus appeared in the form of a “light that...

Celebrate Freedom….

July 4th.  Independence Day for America.  Happy Birthday, America, land that I love! This is the day that we celebrate our freedom.  Many of us may consider ourselves free from “other things” in our lives.  Freedom from: a disease, a bad relationship, no school for a...

It Happens

As I walked to the beach this morning I could still feel the weight on me.  Here we are just fresh off of losing Jany, and then last night more gripping news. God is teaching us the whole time. Let’s go back a bit….when we returned home from burying Jany in Kentucky...

"Patience, My Dear."

“Better to be patient than powerful;” Proverbs 16:32a God seems to be teaching me this more and more each day. Think about it, when we practice patience we may feel that we are more vulnerable during those times.  When we may want to control a situation, to feel more...