When the lottery jackpot hit a billion dollars, nearly everywhere I went people were talking, "If I had a billion dollars ..." As far as myself, my first thought is the tithe, paying off the church mortgage, getting out of debt, buying a home, setting up the grandkids (all twelve of them) for college, and … Continue reading Questions about Eternity

Our children are planning a surprise anniversary party for us. A reservation for a shelter at a nearby state park was made months ago, who will supply what is determined, and schedules are adjusted. The surprising aspect of the party was broken about a month ago when my oldest daughter figured out that she and … Continue reading Our Happy Marriage

Jesus tells of two men, one who builds his house on a rock, while the other, constructs his house upon the sand. When the storms of life come crashing; the house on the rock holds firm, while the home built on sand lays in a pile of rubble. Such as it is in life. We … Continue reading Two Foundations

“President Trump colluded with Russia to win the election.” “President Trump is hard on Russia.” “Trump and Putin are friends.” Unless you are part of the Robinson family that is stuck on a deserted island, or the Robinson family lost in space, you have probably heard those quotes recently (I will not ride in a … Continue reading Russia’s Upcoming Military Defeat

God made us emotional beings, and those feelings are, for the most part good. Fear, for example at times can warn us of impending danger; however, it can also cause us to fear things we need not be afraid of; such as clowns. The problem with the “I don’t feel that way about it” comments … Continue reading Feelings V.S. God’s Word

When people read a headline like "America's Future" they expect to learn something about future elections, or the state of the economy in the next few years, or possibly the next wave of science and technological advances. America currently is experiencing some troublesome times. Customers are told to leave; people are having drinks thrown into … Continue reading What is coming for the good old USA?

People know right from wrong. With all the evil going on in the world it does not seem like people know right from wrong, but they do. The whole reason we are all sinners is that Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate from "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil" (Genesis 2:16-17, … Continue reading Doing the right thing the wrong way

We were visiting friends years ago, and our friends had a small child. The boy was at that stage of life where he would walk along furniture, but he would still crawl across the open floor. All the adults were sitting in the living room when here he came, crawling in from the kitchen dragging … Continue reading God’s End Game

The family dynamic in America has changed across recent decades. Divorce in my parents' generation was extremely rare; living together outside of marriage was also taboo. I am not saying the WWII generation was as pure as the driven snow, they had their share of adulterers and adulteresses, but marriage overall was looked at as … Continue reading Families

Watching the destruction of Paradise by Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano reminds me of the first part of Isaiah 5:14, "Therefore hell hath enlarged herself ..." The verse is speaking of hell enlarging to make room for more inhabitants, but watching the lava flow I cannot help but think of hell overflowing as that molten lake of … Continue reading Hell