“Most people fail not because of a lack of desire but because of a lack of commitment.” ~ Vince Lombardi In 1858, Charles Blondin, famously known as “The Great Blondin,” attempted to be the first person to walk a tightrope across Niagra Falls and do so without a net. Blondin would try this task many… Read More »
The Heart of the Human Problem
“The heart of the human problem is the problem of the human heart.” ~ Oswald J. Smith In the Gospel of Mark, we find a challenging scripture that many Christians have a hard time believing, especially about their own heart. 21 “It’s from the inside, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come: sexual sins, thefts, murders, 22 adultery, greed, evil actions, deceit, unrestrained immorality,… Read More »
Miraculous Example
“Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary. Belief in miracles, far from depending on an ignorance of the laws of nature, is only possible in so far as those laws are known.” ~ C.S. Lewis When you finally surrender your life over to God and bring your will totally in line… Read More »
Spiritual Blindness
We are currently experiencing the heart of winter in America, and with it can come snow blindness. Snow blindness, also called arc eye or photokeratitis, is a painful eye condition caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. When too much UV light hits your eyes’ transparent outer layer, called the cornea, it essentially gives your… Read More »
No Warranty No Limits
“This gracious gift of God’s power and love, the hope and expectation of the faithful, is neither warranted by our efforts nor limited by our frailties.” ~ John Wesley What a powerful and beautiful expression of God’s grace. God yearns for you to put your will in line with God’s. The Creator of the universe… Read More »
9 X 1 = 7
Someone sent me this story the other day, and I wanted to share it with you because it carries a lot of wisdom and meaning for any reader. Why is it the human condition seems to have this tendency? How do we overcome it? As individuals? As a community? As a world? Where do we… Read More »
Frau Blücher an Atheist?
{photo by Chris Pizello/Invision/AP, File} On January 27, 2021, actress Cloris Leachman passed away. The world lost an acting legend who lived a decorated life, earning her 22 Emmy nominations, 8 Emmy awards, Golden Globe Award, Academy Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Without a doubt one of the more successful actresses of all-time. Leachman… Read More »
Godly Lip Service
How do you know if you are genuinely living the kingdom life, a life fully devoted to following Jesus Christ? Is it possible that you are only giving lip service to God by repetitively saying “I am saved” to whoever will listen? Jesus tells us if we wish to become his disciple, we must die… Read More »
Please Don’t Judas Me
The song “Please Don’t Judas Me” was written in 1975 by the Scottish songwriter’s Peter Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrel Sweet, Dan McCafferty and released under their band’s name Nazareth. This song appeared on their best selling album of all-time “Hair Of The Dog.” The song refers to Judas Iscariot, a disciple of Jesus Christ, who… Read More »