Kids love the story of Jesus and how He is always with us. They love his closeness and protection. But as we grow up, that nearness makes some of us uncomfortable. After all, how can we enjoy sin, if we know it’s sin? We don’t like the idea of God being so close that He might interfere with our fun. We prefer to think of a loving God as opposed to a close, knowing God. …
What do your thoughts, your friends, and the media all have in common? These are all tools the devil uses to keep us from following God’s word. John 10:10 of the Bible reads, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. Listening to those harsh whispers in your ear only keeps you from living a full life in Jesus. …
Ethan Crouch walked out of jail a free teenager after killing four people while drunk. Most people are appalled by the fact he received ten years probation instead of going to prison. However, since he was charged as a juvenile, Ethan could have spent as little as two years behind bars. Now, if he breaks probation, he could spend up to ten years. Shall we place bets as to how long it will be before …
This month is NaNoWriMo. This stands for National Novel Writing Month. If you chose to participate, the goal is to write 50,000 words in one month. To give you a hint as to how much that is, most of my blogs are 300 words. 50,000 is basically a small book. For some people this is fairly easy. I actually wrote the entire first draft of my book Knight & Day last year during NaNoWriMo. For …
When was the last time you reminded yourself of God’s basic laws? You know, the Ten Commandments. How easy it is to forget them when we get busy. We have a tendency to remember the two easy ones. Don’t steal and don’t kill. What about the others? Not so clear on those anymore? Well here’s a quick list to remind you. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God in Exodus 20. And God …
Though the title of this blog is feeling my age, I should probably have titled it not feeling my age. I’m 51, yet mentally I still think I’m 25. I enjoy rock concerts, and like nothing better than to get down in the mosh pit with the kids. Unfortunately, my body lets me know the next day I’m no longer young. I’d been having trouble with my right leg the past two weeks. When it …
Memorial Day is upon us. Approximately one-fourth of this nation does not know why we celebrate. They think it has to do with the beginning of summer. Memorial Day is the day we remember those who have fought for our freedoms. More particularly those who have died so we have the right to say and do as we please. Plenty of soldiers have sacrificed their lives for us to have freedom of church, freedom of …
People have been posting about so much rain, they needed to build an ark with all the rain we’ve been having in North Florida this past week. Genesis 6:17 reads, I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. While we didn’t come close to that much rainfall, questions just started popping into …
Who is the biggest liar in the world? How about in the universe? It’s not some political figure head. It’s not some crazy leader of an Asian country threatening nuclear war. It’s Satan. The devil will tell you lies to get you to turn away from God. And if you turn away, he’s won. Satan will tell you you’re no good, you’ll never change. That’s a big one he uses on people who have done …
Do you consider yourself a good Christian? Would you like your children, spouse, sister, brother, or other people close to you to believe in Jesus? The best way to convince others to believe in your God is to act like you believe also. Kids are good at spotting the hypocrites in a crowd. They can tell whether you actually believe what you say. How? By the way you act. How many of us have ever …
