I remember when I was a young teenager. I was living in the midst of the storm of my parents’ divorce. Life was confusing. I rode my bike probably 10 miles one way to get to church each Sunday, a Baptist church in West Melbourne, here in Florida. It was the 60’s (yes, I’m an old guy, lol
When you face temptation, what should you do? When you recognize that a compromising situation is just ahead, should you stay and stand on your own fortitude? Should you seek the presence of God, indeed, Jesus, to help you sort things out and not stumble and fall into the temptation? Of course, you
I remember being given what seemed like an impossible task when I was in the Army. The Gulf war was raging and I had to lead my platoon 40 miles into the desert to a new location that had been set up a week before. There were no roads and no landmarks (the desert is stark and bare). I only had a com
Sometimes the task at hand seems to enormous for even Jesus to handle. Now, you know that that is not what I believe. However, I have to also be careful that I don’t fall into that trap of thinking that “I” can handle everything and that if “I” can’t do it then, w
The hardest thing to do sometimes is to trust God. Why? I believe that it is because we have been conditioned to live on our strength and perseverance. In fact, many parents teach their children not to trust anyone but themselves. Jesus sent the disciples out on a training mission of teaching the Go