I Will Not Run from Scissors (Or God’s Pruning)
“I can’t believe he did it anyway,” I thought. “He asked my opinion, I told him—NO. I didn’t think we should get involved in a new ministry. And he did it…
“I can’t believe he did it anyway,” I thought. “He asked my opinion, I told him—NO. I didn’t think we should get involved in a new ministry. And he did it…
“Worship means to praise a holy entity,” according to ask.com. “It is a form of prayer that involves dedication and faith toward a religious belief.” The words of Jesus in…
I’ve got remember to tell Paul, I thought. My daughter-in-law Megan’s face glowed (She is now great with child.) in her last trimester, and I listened intently as she excitedly…
I have heart problems. And so do you. Not of the physical sort, but a spiritual heart condition. In Matthew 22:37, Jesus said to the Pharisees, “Love the Lord your…
God loves people. Our Heavenly Father wants every man, woman, boy and girl to know Him. He does not want any man or woman to spend eternity apart from His…
I was once a hopeless dope fiend, and now I am a dopeless hope fiend. I don’t know where I would be without the light of hope in my…
Remember the Mary Poppins movie? One of my favorite numbers was “I Love to Laugh.” It showed different people’s styles of laughing. I love to laugh. What a great tension…
I remember when my kids were toddlers; I didn’t let them out of my sight. It’s a parent thing; we keep our children in range of sight so we can…
It was 106 degrees in Bakersfield yesterday. So I am hoping for cooler weather very soon. What are you hoping for? Financial security? A stable career? A satisfying marriage? Family…
Richard Gerald Adkins was born July 17, 1931, and died on June 23, 2014. My dad was just three weeks from celebrating his 83rd birthday, which would have been yesterday.…