Some things in life may seem like a blessing but can really be a curse. For many who have played the lottery and won, it ruined their lives. Yes, I know that the opposite is also true. For many, it was a blessing. However, there is a good lesson in here. The difference between blessing and curse in
My daughter, Shannon, when she was young, really wanted a guitar. I was a little skeptical at this newfound desire. We went into the music store and Shannon was struck by this one guitar and pleaded with me, “Dad, pleaeeeeeese, I want this guitar.” She said with her elfish grin, “I
It wasn’t until I gave up everything in my life that I gained everything in my life. That’s a pretty tough statement to make. In life, as a believer, as a follower of Jesus, or even as an unbeliever…….we often are trying to live life on our terms and wonder why the empty plac
I have many achievements in life. I was in the Army and led a platoon of soldiers through a war (11th Chemical Company, 5th Platoon, Gulf War), I serve the hungry and addicted (Grace and Grits), I have a band (The Vicar Bry Band), I am a pastor and am blessed to serve a wonderful church (a group of
Yesterday my daughter, Shannon, stopped by and dropped off my grandson Isaac. He’s just 16 months old. She put him down on the floor on the other side of the room as I sat in my big red recliner reading the news. He immediately got up with a huge smile and ran over to me with this look in his eyes t
A wife asks her husband, “Honey, if I died, would you remarry?” He replies, “After a considerable period of grieving, I guess I would. We all need companionship.” “Well”, she asked, “If I died and you remarried, would she live in this house?” “We