Psalms 139:1-5 (NASB) 'O Lord , You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word...

What is your most valued possession?  Is its value more sentimental with strong emotional ties, or is it based on what you could sell it for to someone else?  We all have things that we grown to love, to use, to show off to friends, and maybe to give away to someone,...

2000 years ago, two men move to a desert near a river.  One man wants to grow his new business quickly and builds his house like every other man.  He builds it right on top of the sand.  The second man builds his house on a rock.  Everyone said it was not necessary...

For years I really wanted a hot tub. However, being married to a very practical and stingy woman (her words!) put such a luxurious purchase out of reach. However, I discovered that there is a small window of time in which her frugality vanishes: pregnancy. Yes, months...

Luke 23:47 New International Version (NIV) 47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” As we see it written in the New Testament, we get a vivid illustration of what a Roman Centurion looked like. They had...

This past week, I had to make a visit to someone’s home out in the country about 5 miles off the highway.  Like most times I do this, I look it up online to get an idea of where it is and take a screen shot to reference where roads are.  About the time I get close to...

One day I met with my connect group.  It is a group of guys who love Jesus, love the church, and love me.  We talked about issues men deal with, what we are learning in the scripture, the challenges we are facing, and the dreams God has put in our hearts.  We ask hard...