On Monday, we went through a few Scriptures showing what God has to say about marriage, as well as what He says about separation, divorce, and the responsibility within marriage to love, forgive, and do whatever can be done to keep that marriage together. But one of...
Recently, I was sitting in a coffee shop at a table with my Bible open. One of the workers there, Andrew, arrived early for his shift, so he came over to chat. He enjoys reading his Bible, so we ended up discussing some things in the Scriptures and then some topics...
I was reading the other day about an expression that intrigued me. I wondered where the terms “burn your boats,” “burn boats,” or “burn the ships” came from. The idiom “burn boats” is derived from the story of Hernán Cortés, who, upon arriving in Mexico in...
I had an interesting conversation with a lady at a laundromat. She was an atheist. I love a good conversation with an atheist. Why? Their points are very easy to poke holes in. I used some very simple logic with her that I talk about in One Heartbeat Away:...
This was the first year in decades that I didn’t have Thanksgiving with Mom or Dad. My mom is in Heaven now, and my dad has been moved to an assisted living facility in a different state. Even though family traditions have changed, could not those changes have...
Not long ago, I was having an email exchange with a friend of the ministry. He mentioned that a former student of his had seen one of the “Jesus” commercials during the Super Bowl and decided to try church again the following Sunday. Well, lo and behold, the pastor of...
