A well-known author from England in the 1700s named Samuel Johnson once wrote, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” There’s certainly some wisdom in that statement. If you and I just did everything we already know to do, we’d be just fine. Apostle John takes a similar approach…

Are you a Christian? Sometimes people are confused about this. Maybe we grew up in a Christian community and culture, and Christianity is just our default identification. Or maybe we walked an aisle at some point in our life and prayed a prayer and got dunked in the water. But that seems so long ago…

Saturday Night Live has a been staple late night comedy for almost 50 years now. It’s not as funny as it used to be, but man, there have been some really funny comedians and some hilarious sketches over the years. One of my favorites was Dana Carvey, and one of his most memorable characters was…

Somebody once wisely said, “You can’t run with the devil while walking with Jesus.” That’s absolutely true. The Holy Spirit through Apostle John says this way in 1 John, chapter 1, “If we say we have fellowship with God while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” Beloved, in life,…

Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words of life; Let me more of their beauty see, Wonderful words of life Words of life and beauty, Teach me faith and duty Beautiful words, wonderful words, Wonderful words of life Beautiful words, wonderful words, Wonderful words of life That song is a blessing to me. Not…

One of the houses that we used to rent had an alarm system in it. I really didn’t think much about it. Out of habit, I would set the alarm at night before going to bed. But one night in the middle of that thing came to life and blared out. INTRUDER ALERT [SIREN] LEAVE…

One of the most important roles on the battlefield in the military is the signaler. A Combat Signaller is responsible to relay messages for field commanders on the front line back to a central command post. They relay crucial data and can request extra support, like calling in an airstrike to give soldiers an advantage…

The human body is made up of all sorts of body parts, but there’s one body part that you can’t live without, and that is your head. That reminds of what the headless horseman told his therapist. When his therapist asked him what was wrong, he said, “I just can’t get ahead in life.” You…

When you join the army, one of the first things you are given is a pair of combat boots. You see, what is on your feet is very important because it protects you in so many ways. It protects your feet from the hot and cold around you. It protects your feet from the terrain…

When the Lord designed your body, He gave you a rib cage to protect two of your most vital organs:  your heart and your lungs. But in battle, that ribcage is not enough. You need something stronger. And so, soldiers began to develop a part of their armor called a breastplate. It was a piece…