Draft Day

“For many are called, but few are chosen.”  Matthew 22:14 The NFL just completed the 2021 entry draft, the 85th of its kind. 259 young men were selected from around the country. Each player heard their name called and with that, everything changed. They’ve...

Happiness and Hope Go Hand in Hand

The scripture I want to start with is (Proverbs 15:13-14) A happy heart makes a face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. A discerning heart seeks knowledge.” When you are happy, it will reflect on your face: it’s a glow, a radiance. When I think of that...

Mind Games

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”……….9 But the LORD God called to the...

Wonderfully One – Uniquely Different

When I first heard the words wonderfully one, uniquely different, they just filled my heart with joy, because they are rooted in the word of God and are such a great reminder to me of who I am in Christ. At the moment of salvation I was adopted into God’s family (John...

Keep Swinging

I recently heard the story of singer/songwriter Thad Cockrell. For years he had been trying to make it big in the industry, but could never seem to break through. After yet another underwhelming album release, Cockrell had decided it was time to move on and try...

When Your Older Brother is God

Some statistics* on firstborn children: Firstborn children have slightly higher IQs (only about two points) than children in other birth order positions. Men who are born earlier in their family are more emotionally stable than younger siblings. Kids born in the first...