Have you ever met anyone who agrees with everything you do?  Maybe you married this person who thinks exactly like you do, but likely not.  Most everyone will disagree with us on some point, from the way we live or spend our money to food preferences, politics, or our...

I recently had a friend write a confession on social media. She went into great detail about how she had made a mistake, how that mistake had affected others, what she had done about it, and what she was doing to address the issue in the future. I found such a social...

Hebrews 13:16New International Version (NIV) 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrificesGod is pleased. There is an iconic movie called, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. It is one of the few spaghetti westerns that became a film...

Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Paul states, very vividly, in...

Over the past ten years or so, I have come to really appreciate the unique work produced by a young artist named Andrew Clemens, who grew up in Iowa in the late 1800's and produced some amazing things that have not been matched since.  He became deaf at age 13 and...

Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Jesus loves us just the way we are, but he loves us too much to leave us there. He said it was for freedom He set us free, not to...