Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. So what’s filling your mind these days? Plans, worries, disappointments, fears? How about Continue Reading…
1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Continue Reading…
Isaiah 7:9 “…if you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.” I imagine you’re familiar with the acronym, RINO—Republicans In Name Only. It’s used as a derisive term to describe people affiliated with the Republican Party perceived not to adhere to conservative principles. The Democratic Continue Reading…
Psalm 84:10 “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.” I think one of the biggest blights the corona virus has spawned is the pandemic of fear. Continue Reading…
Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” As I read the observation by columnist Andree Seu, I almost yelled out loud, Yes. Yes. Yes. That’s me! She wrote, Continue Reading…
Psalm 27: “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” FEAR. I write it in all caps because it’s an intimidating word. An emotion wielding far too much power for children of God. David asks in Psalm 27 “of whom Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 1:7 “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” [ESV] Sometimes, even in a season of relative calm, fear sneaks into the edges of my mind like a Colombian drug cartel at the southern border. What if something bad is about to Continue Reading…
Psalm 118:6 “The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” “Do you see many students who struggle with fear?” asked the girl who was interviewing me for a school publication. Considering I teach Public Speaking—the number one fear of most Americans—I Continue Reading…
Jude 1:24 “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—” In my Public Speaking classes I like to show the Allstate commercial, The Recession That Made Us Great, to demonstrate the power of the Continue Reading…
Matthew 4:20 “At once they left their nets and followed him.” I’m definitely a stick-to-your-plans type of person. Once I set my goal I hold on to it like a dog with a bone. That’s why when I had the thought to remain an extra day in Ohio to write Continue Reading…