When I was a child, there was one person that I wanted to be like when I grew up:  Michael Jordan. I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike. Like Mike. If I could be like Mike, as the old Gatorade jingle went. I loved basketball and wanted to shoot like him, jump like him,…

One of the best classic country songs says in the chorus: And I turned twenty-one in prison doin’ life without parole No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied That leaves only me to blame ’cause Mama tried Merle Haggard wrote…

You know what, I can still remember the first time I intentionally said a cuss word. It was probably around 3rd grade. I remember lying there in my living room floor. It actually took me a while to do it. Once I decided to say it, I tried to say it, but the word just…

The Holy Spirit through Apostle Paul makes a very interesting commandment for us in Ephesians 4:27. There we read the following imperative, “and give no opportunity to the devil.” What an interesting commandment! It comes on the heels of him saying that we should not sin in our anger and that we should not let…

I heard a story one time about a preacher who was asked to do a funeral for one of the town’s politicians. As he was standing next to the casket, eulogizing the man during his message, the preacher declared to the crowd, “Dearly beloved, here lies a man who was full of the truth.” And…

One of the typical New Year’s themes is “out with the old and in with the new.” It’s been interesting to see all the stuff that people have been trying to get rid of on Facebook over the last couple of weeks, trying to make room for their new stuff. But what about you? Is…

Have you ever met somebody that has the “I just tell it like it is” attitude? What that statement actually means is that they like to say harsh things in a harsh way. In their lack of discernment, they see their abrasiveness as a badge of honor, but typically, it is to their detriment and…

At this point, we are a couple of weeks past Christmas, but I bet you are still trying out some of those good gifts you got. My 12yo son has finally gotten his new compound bow all set up, and he and I both are looking forward to getting him a chance at a deer.…

When I was growing up and going through Richardsville Elementary School in Bowling Green, KY, my school had an enrichment program called “Gifted and Talented.” Students who excelled academically were pulled aside once a week to be further challenged in their development. As I read in Ephesians 4, I am reminded of that school program…

The heart of every Christian should be to live a life worthy of the calling you have received in Jesus Christ. That doesn’t mean that you and I are to earn our salvation. It means that our life would honor the sacrifice Jesus made for our salvation. He gave up everything in order to save…