The Lord has blessed us with a desire or need to be filled. We all have a void or emptiness that only Christ can make go away. When I accepted Christ as my savior, I became filled with Christ’s love. I believe that the bible teaches us that we become a new creature in Christ. […]
Guilty as Charged
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14) I have had the pleasure, or displeasure depending on your perspective, of being selected for Jury Duty on three different occasions. The first time I was selected, I was actually pretty excited. I just knew I was going […]
Striving to Flourish Like a Palm Tree
My wife and I love the beach. In fact, we will most likely try to find our retirement home near the beach. There’s just something so peaceful about the waves, the cool ocean breeze, and the beauty of the sunset over the horizon. We could spend hours just walking up and down the beach or just […]
Let Each of Us Run Our Race With Endurance
This summer, I had the pleasure of watching Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race. The race is an annual tradition in Atlanta with over 50,000 runners running through the streets of Atlanta over a 5K distance. How these runners managed to run that distance through the heat and humidity is beyond me. Each race begins with wheelchair […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Expose Yourself
My Wife and I were fortunate to be able to attend a Christian Music Festival recently in the Atlanta Area. The Festival was set-up in a beautiful section of a large State Park. We had an opportunity to sight-see and visit all the attractions in the Park and then drive over to the section where […]
The Enormous Power of Forgiving and Forgetting
I have to admit that forgiving others is sometimes a struggle for me, even as a Christian. I don’t have any difficulty forgiving someone for what we might call a “minor offense” or something fairly insignificant. However, if the offense is something that affects my life in a major way, I struggle. In fact, if I’m […]
