Devotions

Here we are again!  The Summer Olympics are upon us and we get to watch competitions, hear stories, and cheer for our favorite table tennis players that we had never heard of before last week.  There is more competition crammed into 2 weeks than you can get through...

Have you ever noticed how it is hard to love people you do not see often?  Parents, grandparents, friends who have moved away... Loving them when we do not see them takes a lot of effort.  When I get in my truck I do not think about who to call that I have not seen in...

Let me ask a big question: how are you responding to the work God is putting in front of you? Each day situations are placed before us in which we have to chose whether or not we are going to serve God in a certain way. It may be very direct, such as someone asking...

Proverbs 1:23New Living Translation (NLT)23 Come and listen to my counsel.I’ll share my heart with you    and make you wise.A lot has been written on submission, but for us today, teaching our sons about manhood is essential. Men teaching sons. I think that is why the...

Ephesians 5:25New Living Translation (NLT)25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for herLiving in Iowa comes the Iowa State Fair. It goes for 10 days. You will find farm animals, great food, the midway, and...

It doesn’t take long, just listen to the TV or radio for a few minutes and you can hear the hate.  Republicans and Democrats bashing one another, innocent people shot because of the color of their skin or the uniform they wear, internet forums blowing up with strong...

I love the show the biggest looser. I love the peoples stories.  I especially love week 1 where they loose a ton of weight.  That first week their workouts are sloppy, people are crying, throwing up, and wanting to quit.  They have to choose what they want more... Do...