The late country singer, Toby Keith, has a song I Wanna Talk About Me – that is really quite funny. Anyway, this is my way to say, I want to talk about me today.First, I would like to express my heart-felt thanks, on behalf of Rhonda and me, for your kindness to us. We were moved by your words of appreciation and love. Thank you for your cards, comments and generosity. Personally, I didn’t feel de...  Read More

Years ago in the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy was on top on his doghouse, with a flock of baby birds by his side. The time had come for the baby birds to learn how to fly and Snoopy was their teacher. Snoopy proceeded to flap his ears and walk to the edge of the doghouse roof. He leaped into the air and continued to flap his ears. Unfortunately, he went straight down and landed on his head. Then he...  Read More

One of my favorite devotional writers, Warren Wiersbe, shared the following story: In 1930, King George V of England was set to deliver an important live radio broadcast. But minutes before the broadcast, someone tripped over a chord in the CBS radio studio in New York City and over a million radios went silent. A young mechanic named Harold Vivian quickly fixed the problem. He picked up both ends...  Read More

Tomorrow morning is Easter Sunday morning! We will gather to worship our Risen Savior! But today I want to remind you of that first Easter Sunday. On that morning, the women (Mary and the others) came to the tomb with spices to complete the preparation of Jesus’ body for burial. Upon their arrival at the tomb, they discovered the stone was rolled away. They entered and found the body was not there...  Read More

I’ve enjoyed sharing with you GOD’S MANUAL FOR FACING TROUBLES, our series on the life of Job. As sojourners with Job in suffering, we have learned:We may not have—·       Answers to our questions,·       Relief from our problems,·       Support from our friends, or·       Victory over our enemies. But, we can still know—·       God is ever in control,·       We are never out of His sight,·       ...  Read More

I want us to think about today the subject of failure. Here’s why: Everyone fails at something sometime over a lifetime. When we reach for our dreams, there is always the risk of failure. If we set out to accomplish something, we have to acknowledge that there is the possibility of defeat. Failure represents one’s efforts in a particular area for achievement that for some reason was not successful...  Read More