When you were a child, did your parents ever put their hand over your mouth to get you to be quiet? Or maybe as a parent you did that when you wanted to your child to be quiet. In the book of Job, Job questions God. Everything and almost everyone has been taken from him.… Continue reading Shut It!

There used to be a show called ‘Kids Say the Darnedest Things.’ It was funny to see what the kids would come up with when asked different questions. I honestly love my job! Most days anyway. I love that I have all the students for a little while and not just one class all day… Continue reading Somedays…You Just Have to Smile

Our eyes are wonderful organs. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be blind. Only if we close our eyes can we even get a glimpse as to what it must be like to live in darkness. But many of us live in darkness. The darkness of sin. The eyes are powerful as… Continue reading Just Look Away

I am not artistic at all. I mean I have no ability to do any kind of art. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I am always amazed at people who are artistic. When you can’t do something, watching someone else who can, is wonderful! But just because I don’t have any artistic ability, doesn’t mean I don’t… Continue reading Masterpiece

They say you shouldn’t look back, and rightly so. I’ve even blogged about pressing forward and forgetting what is behind. Paul said it in the Bible. But there are times we should look back. Sometimes we need to remember. We need to remember things that happened, friends that betrayed us, bad things we’ve done, so… Continue reading Lookin’ Back

There’s a popular saying “Let go and let God.” We all know it’s easier said than done. Last Wednesday my youngest daughter’s college was on lockdown for an active shooter. I was in the middle of teaching class and started receiving all those texts of panic and worry. I did the only thing I knew… Continue reading Lockdown!

Have you ever been around that one person who, anytime he or she speaks, it is never, ever significant? Never important, never deep? Sometimes they even have ‘diarrhea of the mouth?’ Are you that type of person? I’m in Job in my daily reading. Job was in the middle of his suffering and needed encouragement.… Continue reading Empty Nothings

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27

When we are kids growing up, we want to be accepted maybe more than anything. We want everyone to like us. We get upset when our school mates say things like, ‘You’re not my friend anymore.’ I see it even today in my students at school. But as an adult it is not much different.… Continue reading Like, Love or What?