This morning I was reminded that God wants our obedience with the right attitude regardless of the way things may appear. In 2 Kings 5, Naaman, commander of an army (a VIP), went to Elisha the prophet expecting a healing miracle. Without leaving his house, Elisha sent a messenger outside to tell Naaman to go wash in the Jordan River seven times and he would be cured of leprosy. “But Naaman went away angry and […]
Read More »Right now I’m in awe at the goodness of God and how each one of us has a unique purpose for being alive at this appointed time. God sent his son Jesus Christ that we might have life and have it more abundantly. I thank God for every doctor, nurse, caregiver, garbageman, teacher, barber, hair stylist, driver, cashier, shoe shiner, physical trainer, poet, writer, administrator, preacher, parent, student, postal worker, computer geek, inventor, counselor, designer, […]
Read More »Before the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln said: “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved – I do not expect the house to fall – but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.” Lincoln’s ‘House-Divided’ Speech in Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858. After the […]
Read More »Big Guns, Bigger God I was teaching in a classroom that was suddenly surrounded by police officers and sheriffs with a noisy chopper hovering over the building. As my guest speaker was leaving, I looked out of the window and saw officers running toward my building with big guns drawn. I felt like I was on a movie set. I immediately closed and locked the door as I calmly told my guest without explanation, “You’ll […]
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