Gratitude matters. As he sits down to dictate this letter to his Christian brothers and sisters at the Church in Colossi, you can almost see the Apostle Paul scanning through the Rolodex of his mind a...  Read More

Jesus wants us to be courageous in our faith. Per my previous blog (see below), this is something that he is emphatic about. It is debatable intellectually to consider whether faith without courage is...  Read More

I love the honesty and trust from this prayer by Thomas Merton:"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I r...  Read More

As I have been flipping through the pages of scripture this week and seeking to understand further the incredible story of God's passionate love for us, I have come across three declarations that help...  Read More

I have been meditating recently on the old-fashioned term "Chastening." This is the process through which God lovingly and purposefully corrects and purifies us. The process presents us with a difficu...  Read More

Have you ever been around someone long enough to realize that they consistently had bad breath? Have you then ever realized that if you don’t tell them about the problem, then no one probably will? I ...  Read More

In the legal world, there are two ways to give a testimony – by oath or by affirmation. Both testimonies are valid within jurisdictional parameters, but there is a slight and significant difference be...  Read More

In the 1960s, fledgling TV station ABC took a risk and signed a contract to televise NCAA football games. College sports was a challenging and risky contract because most people, other than a few die-...  Read More

In the passage below (Matthew 15:21-28), Jesus makes the emphatic statement that he loves it when we have "Great Faith ": 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Ca...  Read More

Few things in life give deep, abundant joy, most of which occur after moments of great sacrifice and selflessness. However, God has reserved one particular pleasure for all who know Him. In the Church...  Read More

Below are six everyday things you can do to play your part in God's great missionary adventure and live above and beyond.1)      Be the answer to your prayers!Jesus wants to change the world, and he w...  Read More

Last week a nasty storm blew through Central Florida, knocking trees onto homes, separating limbs from trees, and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. Ours was one of the homes that lost ...  Read More