Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10 Maybe before reading this you should spend a few minutes listening to a song. The first thing Kaydance asks when she sees me for the first time in a while is, “Pick […]
Month: October 2011
The Devil Made Me Do It
In the 1970s, a talented comedian named Flip Wilson, made the phrase “The devil made me do it” famous. He portrayed characters like the “Rev” and Geraldine who liked to blame things on the devil. If you have forgotten or you’re too young to remember […]
1 John 2:5-6 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk […]
The Reality of War
I know about the reality of war. I served two tours in Vietnam. But that’s not where I gained war experience. In fact, I spent those war years in a legal office in the belly of an aircraft carrier. I killed no one and saw […]
A Matter of Trust
Luke 8:40-56 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman 40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with […]
Blessings
I’m fond of ending my correspondence with “Be Blessed.” I like that as a greeting as well. It’s even become a kind of code word among Christians. But I’m thinking that maybe I need to modify it. After all, we are blessed. That’s not in […]
Discovering What You Already Have
This week I had an adventure. It didn’t involve travel or danger. It didn’t happen in a far away place. It occurred in my own home. I cleaned out my office. If you’ve never seen my office you can’t fully appreciate this adventure. My office […]
Get in the Game
This week we’ve considered spiritual warfare. We’ve determined that there are spirits, good and bad. Satan exists; but he’s not as powerful as God. In the end, we win. We know that there is a war going on. We try to understand that much of […]