A man was driving down the street upset because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking space. Looking up to heaven, he said, “Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking space, I promise to go to church every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up […]
Sometimes we’re forced into the awkward position of choosing between natural science and the Bible. A fifth-grade boy was confused when he came home from school and he asked his mom, “What’s a kid to believe, what I learn in school about the creation of the world or what’s in the Bible.” There are many […]
One of the joys I will always cherish from my youth was the family trips we made together. We would load up the car, spend a couple of days in Atlanta, and watch the Atlanta Braves play baseball. My Dad had been a Braves fan throughout his life and could scan the Major League box […]
There’s a story told about a man who once battled cancer. During one of his doctor’s visits, the doctor explained, “It doesn’t look like you’re going to make it.” Before he could ask a question, his wife jumped up and said, “Let’s get out of here. This man is a risk to your health.” As […]
In the major motion picture titled, “Forrest Gump”, Tom Hanks played a fictional character that had many people come in and out of his life. The movie itself grossed over $677 million and was so wildly popular perhaps because people could relate to the emotional struggles he faced. His life’s journey carried him to many […]
The month of May is “National Physical Fitness and Sports Month”. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about competitive sports, it’s the importance of mental and emotional preparedness. Both teams in a contest are going to pull off certain big plays, but it’s the team with the fewest errors that’s going to win. I’ve always […]
Most of us can point to periods in our lives when we weren’t walking as close to God as we use to. As I visit people or invite them to church, some of them say, “Well I use to go to church when I was a kid.” Or they might say, “I need to start […]
Religious convictions sustain many people through the good times and the bad. But there must be a discernment made between “knowing about” a religious preference and “knowing” its truth. It’s similar to making the distinction between knowing about a particular food and actually eating it. A person can starve themselves knowing there is food to […]
There’s been many books written about how to forgive and in theory it seems to be a fairly simple concept. But ask the person who needs to give it or get it and the feelings sometimes don’t qualify as simple. Many people walking around today lack inner peace and they sentence themselves to something called […]
Joy seems to come to us in different forms and at different times. So when a person says, “I’m happy all the time”, don’t think they’re living in fantasy land. It’s probably because they’re living the words of Philippians 4:4, “May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again, […]
