I’ve run out of gas twice in my life. The first time was in high school. I'd learned that if my dad saw my car on empty he would fill it up, so why spend my own valuable money? One time I kept stubbornly driving on empty and Dad never filled it up, leaving me stranded...

Luke 22:55New International Version (NIV) 55 And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. There is nothing more resting than sitting around a charcoal fire in the evening. Sitting back,...

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I had drafted this week's commentary and had it ready to post.  However, as He does on occasion, God brought something else to my attention and has compelled me to share it instead. I preface what I am about to address with a statement;  I have had a fairly good and...

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”  John 18:37 How many lies do you tell in a day?  How many...

2 Samuel 23:9 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah. Once Eleazar and David stood together against the Philistines when the entire Israelite army had fled. If you were in the battle of your life and everyone else has abandoned...

Growing up school was pretty easy for me. Most subjects came naturally, and I could breeze through with minimal effort. Math, however, was a massive exception. No matter how much I tried math always seemed completely incompressible (especially when random letters and...