John 8:10-11 And straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 And she said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go your way. From now on sin no more.” (NAS)

The charger for my cell phone died. Fortunately, I had a spare charger unit and switched to it. I looked at the old one and wondered briefly if it could be fixed. It seemed somehow to be a waste to just toss it in the garbage. But the parts and the effort to fix it would probably be far more expensive than the cost of a new charger. The simple conclusion is that the old unit was indeed useless and beyond reasonable repair. Read the rest of this entry

This song is becoming one of my favorites. Everyone should check out House of Heroes newer song ‘In The Valley of the Dying Sun,’ out.  In fact I am not even going to tell you about it you just should listen.

I tried. I really tried. I picked up a pen and a pad of paper. (I don’t use my computer unless I have to.) I sat down in my comfortable chair facing a bank of windows where a peaceful scene of trees, grass, and sky would help to clear my mind. But any writer will tell you that just because all the elements of a great writing experience exist, doesn’t mean that an idea will come to you in that perfect moment. In fact, the ideas sometimes come in the most chaotic parts of my day. Read the rest of this entry

Luke 6:32 (NCV) If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them.

Love, ah… it’s easy for us to love each other. We are brothers and sisters in Christ. It’s easy to love members of your family, of your church, and it’s easy to love friends. But how about the hard-to-love?

What about the person that has wronged you? The person who has talked bad about you, spread gossip, rumors? The person that did you wrong in a business deal, at school or at a social function? How about that person you truly despise? We all have them, don’t we? Or am I the only one? ; ) Read the rest of this entry

Genesis 12:1 (NKJ)Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you.

The more I study God’s word and then more I try to apply His word, the more backwards I feel. But, isn’t that how Jesus works? He turns the world’s ways upside down or rather right side up. Notice in this verse, God calls Abram, God asks for obedience from Abram, then God promises a revelation to Abram. So the order is a Calling, Obedience and Revelation. So far, so good. Sounds pretty simple to me — God calls Abram to leave his country, his family and his father and go to Canaan. Stay with me now and let’s watch this familiar story unfold. Read the rest of this entry