One of the guys at the Men’s Home Bible Study looked totally shocked when I said “The word ADDICTION doesn’t appear in the Bible.” One of the reasons for this is because ADDICTION is a relatively new word in our vocabulary, originating in the mid 1600s. There is an...

Three years ago, during my yearly sabbatical in October, I was going to write my third devotional book. As I began to undertake the project I hit a roadblock of sorts. Things weren’t “flowing” like they should. A couple of days later, while on my morning prayer walk,...

SAY IT SAY IT. Don’t just THINK IT or BELIEVE IT internally. SAY IT. SAY, “HE IS FAITHFUL.” SAY IT so your ears can hear yourself saying it. SAY IT because it needs to be said. SAY IT even if you’re not fully persuaded yet. SAY IT even if you can only say it as an act...

I like to brush up on my Spanish sometimes when I go to my favorite Mexican restaurant. I had already known that "Por Favor" means "Please" but I asked my waiter for the literal translation. I discovered that “Por Favor” means "For Favor”… well, that makes sense,...

My dog, Archie, knows and recognizes several words when spoken. Well, this morning, Archie was laying flat as a pancake on his mat in our living room … dead to the world. My wife asked me, “Are you GOING for your walk now?” As soon as she said the word “GOING,”...

Several years ago, I was talking with a friend at work about some concepts I was learning from a course I was taking at school. In this course, we were studying “The Afterlife.” I mentioned to my friend that one belief held by many people is that there is no afterlife...

I was talking to one of my customers on the phone today. At first, it was all business with discussion about a project I was working on for her. But, after a few minutes, the conversation took a beautiful turn. We began to talk about what God was doing in our lives,...

THE SMELL OF SMOKE While seeking the Lord in prayer this morning, I was praying particularly for some friends and family who’ve gone through struggles and trials recently. As I prayed for these individuals, a phrase from the scripture rose up in my spirit: “May the...

I was praying for a woman who had been through a very traumatic experience. I struggled with finding the words to pray for her. As I tried to imagine myself in her situation, with the deep pain and sense of loss that she has experienced, I could think of nothing that...