When traffic is heavy, people are rude, and there are three cars fighting for one parking space, you know it’s Christmas. When the radio stations start playing Christmas music in early November, you know it’s Christmas. When people push and shove over last-minute gifts, misbehaving children get threatened by their parents that they have Santa …
There is an old saying that goes, “There were only two things certain in life: death and taxes.”Unless Jesus tarries, I know the first half of that statement is true. I’m not certain about taxes. Time will tell if that’s true. Unfortunately, a friend of mine recently experienced the death of a loved one. It …
These days, there are many motivational speakers, wealthy people, and people of influence who are asked their advice on how to become successful? Oftentimes, their advice is to follow your passion. What’s your passion? Have you ever thought about what your passion is? How do you follow your passion? Let me tell you a story. …
Wow! What a week! It seems like everything that could go wrong did. This week has been frustrating, irritating, exhausting, and many other adjectives I can’t say. It has been many work-related projects that had serious issues that required immediate attention. The strange thing about these issues is that the problem projects spanned over …
Every once in a while, my wife asks me to go out, get her lunch, and drop it off to her at work. Normally, she tells me exactly which fast-food restaurant she wants me to go to. However, one day, she told me what she wanted, but she gave me four restaurant options. The first …
Feeling down? As the weight of the world is on your shoulders. It seems like no one can help. You try to pray, but it feels like GOD isn’t hearing you, and more importantly answering your prayers. Do you feel like this? Is this you? Well, I have a word from GOD for you. Are …
I have to admit it, this one’s on me. It’s my fault. I’m to blame. All eight fingers and two thumbs are pointing back at me. The reason I’m writing this article was due to my actions, or should I say my inactions. Here’s the story. It was around noon on a Saturday, and as …
The phone rings. You look down and check the caller ID. You take a deep breath and sigh. On the other end of the phone is a person whose been bounced around from department to department without help. Each time they were transferred, their anger increases, building like a growing hurricane. Cat 1, 2, 3…. …
The Free Gift He stood there gazing upon each of them. A slight grin crossed his face. He looked at them like a proud teacher looking over his graduating class. All eleven of them gathered around their master. They had seen him several times in the past 40 days after he rose from the dead. …
Christ The Redeemer He suddenly wakes up in a cold sweat. His heartbeat is racing. His eyes take a moment to adjust to the darkness of the room. He reaches for the lamp and after the third attempt, he finally ignites the lamp. He then rushes over to his wife who is sound asleep. It …