Vacancy

It's not very often you see those words anymore.  When I was young, in that pre-cellphone/pre-internet, rotary phone era, my family would go on vacation and we'd   basically wing it.  I think with the exception of our Yellowstone National Park trip, there wasn't too many times we actually reserved a room somewhere.  We would...

Neat & Tidy

Many people who know me would have no hesitation to call me OCD.   I don't think I'm that bad, everyone else is just unorganized.  I'm definitely not as bad as I was when I was younger. Walking down the sidewalk as a child, was a bit of a challenge for me.  If I stepped...

Sinner or Saint

What a bunch of hypocrites.  That's a sentence I started out with once when preaching to the teens at my church.  I got some odd looks for sure.  I admit, it was for some shock value, but it also helped to gain their attention.  At the very least, it was unexpected. Many people throw that...

Over the Legal Limit

I'm not real proud of my past.  I sure didn't do some of the most honorable things.  Getting drunk on regular occasions were one of those things...sometimes to the point of black outs.  The usual Friday and/or Saturday night consisted of some type of alcohol.  Surprisingly, I never had to take a breathalyzer or sobriety...

Playing Church

I will admit I don't have a very diverse church background.  I've only regularly attended five different churches in my short lifetime thus far.  One was a Lutheran church when I was a very young child, one was just a simple Evangelical church when I was an adolescent, two have been "non-denominational, and the one...

When Truth Hurts

I remember years ago when Facebook was the big thing.  Not that it still isn't, but for many younger people, Facebook isn't their first go-to, it's Snapchat.  For quite some time though, Facebook was the major player when people wanted to share something with the general public.  In particular, it was "LMS for truth is"...

Taking Sides

Sooner or later, you will be forced to take a side.  You can try to stay neutral all you want, but the time will come when you will have to decide between two opposing forces.  No one can stay neutral forever.  Besides, not taking a side, is weak.  It the cheap way out.  Deep down,...

When Opportunity Knocks

  Throughout my years in the workforce, I've had quite a few different jobs.  I really do have the utmost respect and admiration of those who hold the same position for decades with the same company/business.  That's never been me. Let me expound for a moment.  I am not a slacker by any means.  In fact,...

After God’s Own Heart

I was reading through a few Psalms one day and after going over one of my favorites, Psalm 37,  I got to thinking about David (no surprise). The only time in the Bible that we have recorded as mentioning that someone was after God's own heart, was referencing David. In 1 Samuel 13, Saul had disobeyed God's instructions...

Don’t Ask Jesus Into Your Heart

No, I'm not the anti-Christ, but I can already hear the backlash simply from the post title alone.  However, I'm serious.  Don't do it.  Don't ask Jesus into your heart.  Maybe I should explain... I've heard it said many times, by many different preachers, "If you've never asked Jesus into your heart…"  That's what Christians refer...