I’m reading Anne Frank’s diary for the first time. She and her family were hiding from the Nazis in a house and describes what it was like. The condition was getting progressively worse as the war went on, and they were all eagerly waiting for the war to be over. At one point, Anne mentions […]

Psalm 127:1–Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. This past year I had the opportunity to visit Detroit/Ohio for a few days, and seeing all my family come by to visit me was great to experience.  […]

Happy 4th! Have you ever thought that you have something some people are willing to risk theirs and their family’s lives for? What is that? A right to live in this country. This nation that we are either born into or moved into is truly an amazing nation. If you had not lived elsewhere, then […]

2 Chronicles 18:6-7–But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” 7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good […]

If things are difficult and not working out the way you want, consider the possibility that God is trying to get your attention. What He wants to do at that point is to humble yourself, pray, seek His face, and turn from your evil ways. “When I shut up the heavens so that there is […]

It is a good thing to desire to be in God’s will. Of course, it is not always easy to live according to God’s will even when we know what it is. When I say, “God’s will, I do not mean at this point His particular calling on your life, but how He generally wants […]

Haggai 2:9-The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’” Most of us have some memories we would like to forget, because of the pain and sadness they caused.  Yet some memories of the […]

Our most powerful experiences will not result in permanent changes unless we make daily changes. You may have experienced something very powerful that made you want to change forever (such as a new marriage), but unless you plan and execute the changes that will affect you daily, you will not make much changes at all in the […]

Revelations 2:1–Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. My son just turned 12 yesterday, and we were recalling some of the things he remembered in playing sports together in […]

Death focuses life. One of the graces of God is letting us be realize how close to death we are each day. It is so easy to be killed. All it takes is for one of the oncoming cars to veer off and hit you head on. Or any of the deadly cancers to ravage […]