Teach us to Pray
One of the things children do not do very well is wait. You know how they are impatient and want what they want right now. There are adults just like … [Read more…]
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Going to the Next Level
Parents often are forced to go to the next level when attempting to gain the attention of their children. It happens in every home where the child gets so captivated … [Read more…]
Long Prayers
Calvary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Texas was my family’s church growing up from the time I was 8 years old. It was a small town church filled with godly people … [Read more…]
Riverside Prayer
“And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met … [Read more…]
Jesus, Would You Get That?
In a world full of extreme diversity of experiences, we all find common ground in the experience of death. You will die! At some point in your life, if the … [Read more…]
Guards in the Cemetery
Who has ever heard of stationing guards at a cemetery? Usually when we think about guards, we think about prison guards who are assigned shifts to secure inmates so they … [Read more…]
Pray for the Children
The collateral damage of the coronavirus pandemic will be so much more than can be added up on a calculator. Yes, there is the loss of jobs and the unfortunate … [Read more…]
Don’t Say That!
My children were not allowed to say certain words as they were raised. They were not allowed to tell each other “shut-up” or “stupid” or “dumb.” When unexpected devastating events … [Read more…]
Press On
We all made have decisions we later regretted and we’ve all experienced life events we wish we had skipped over. From the selling of a good running paid off car … [Read more…]
Draw Near
God in heaven watches your every move, records your every word, and understands your every thought and motivation. In a crisis, a prudent man’s natural response is to draw near … [Read more…]