“TROUBLED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?” Ever have a gloomy holiday season? Be encouraged, you’re not alone. A famous American General passed through his darkest valley during one Christmas season. In 1776 Thomas Paine had written, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Never truer words, especially for General George Washington especially as the holiday season […]

“WHAT DOES A NAME CONVEY?” We were all given a name by our parents.  Some are family names, names of significant people in our parent’s life, or someone admired.  Our name is one of the first things we share with someone when we first meet them.  When we hear our name, it causes our head

“LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED” In January 2012, ABC News correspondent Katie Kindelan reported on a perfectly pleasant flight that was turned into a nightmare by a thoughtless flight crew. On British Airways Flight 206, about 3AM, passengers were abruptly awakened when a taped emergency message blared: “This is an emergency. We will shortly

Enlisted At times, after a long stressful week, I find myself curled up on the couch with a warm blanket, a glass of wine, and fully engrossed in television series where the characters only experience happy endings. I’m ashamed to admit it, but I have been watching far too much of one show in particular;

God Cares for Others Through You Matthew 25:40 (ESV) And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’  On Feb. 3, 1943, the U.S.A.T. Dorchester carrying 902 servicemen, merchant seamen, and civilian workers was sunk

Persistent Predators Shark attack! It happened to 22-year-old Luke Tresoglavic while snorkeling off Caves Beach, near New Castle, Australia, on February 2oo4. A small carpet shark, also known as a Wobbegong, latched onto Tresoglavic’s leg and thrashed violently. Tresoglavic tried to steady the shark with both hands to keep it from tearing his leg apart.

God’s Unfailing Love is Only One Step Away There are two ways to buy a new car.  One way, that most of us use, is to look around the lots of many car dealers.  We may begin our search with a certain vehicle in mind, but we’ve got to be realistic.  As we head out

God’s Unfailing Love is Only One Step Away In life, it is very easy to find ourselves drifting away from God. Sometimes, without even realizing it, we can wind up far away from Him. Each small decision, each moment of distraction, can lead us a step further from the closeness we inherently desire with our

  God Cares We live in a world torn by distress and full of worry, concerned about what might happen in our lives and the lives of our loved ones and friends. Deuteronomy 31:6 states, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God

Give Up Your Small Ambitions In his book titled “The Pursuit of Excellence” Ted W. Engstrom relates a story about an American Indian who found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken.  The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.   All his life,