An older fellow asked his granddaughter, “What did you learn in Sunday School today about God?” She said, “What I learned is that God never says, ‘Oops!’”That is funny—but true. God never makes a mistake. However, we sure do! We have a lot of “Oops” moments! We make many mistakes, and over a lifetime, we commit a lot of sins! Yeah, we all have sinned… (Romans 3:23). But all who have sinned have no...  Read More

Kyle Idleman in his book, Not a Fan, talks about a move he made in which he saved the heaviest piece of furniture until last, which was the desk from his office. As he was pushing and pulling the desk with all his might, his 4-year-old son came over and asked if he could help. So together, they started sliding the desk across the floor. His little boy was pushing and grunting as they inched their ...  Read More

On Sunday we talked about worry—and rightfully so—because sometimes we worry. That is pretty normal. Now, if per chance, you do not worry—I mean, never worry—then I do not want to make you worry. I do not want you thinking that may not be normal. If you do not worry, then don’t worry about it. Enjoy it! If you do worry some of the time or most of the time, then this follow-up writing on worry is f...  Read More

This past Sunday I preached on the subject, What You Feel When You Fail (Luke 22:31-34, 54-62) and what we feel is characterized in the statement about Peter after he failed, “He went outside and wept bitterly” (v. 62). We all know how that feels for we have all failed (in some way). The good news is that we are in good company…For example—·       George Washington surrendered at Fort Necessity du...  Read More

The prophet Zechariah tells us: Do not despise the day of small things (Zechariah 4:10). Here is why: The small things you do can make a big difference.In the latter days of World War II, an American B-17 bomber flew a mission over Germany. The plane was riddled by shells and flak, with some of the hits directly in the fuel tank. Amazingly, the plane did not explode and was somehow able to fly hom...  Read More

“The Bible is a harbor where I can drop my anchor, feeling certain that it will hold.” (C.H. Spurgeon)The Word of God for a Christian means this: You can believe it and build your life on it. Also, you can understand it and stand by it. “The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple” (Psalm 119:7). The word “trustworthy” in the Hebrew is a participle of the verb from which we ge...  Read More