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What are we fighting for?
There has been a long-standing war between Christians. None of the different camps can agree on unity, which is really sad, because that is what Jesus prayed for the night He was betrayed. Iron...
But God!
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guestroom. Instead, the angels were given ...
The Greatest Is Love
Love comes in many different forms. But unconditional love is a rare find these days. The writer of Proverbs wrote, Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. ...
This Is A Test
In case I haven’t said it, I hate tests! Don’t care what type they are, I hate them. In my case instead of proving how smart I am they show I dumb I am. What amazes me that some material I can...
Just To Talk To
Somedays I miss having someone to talk to. My job is pretty much one that I do not interact with people. I do my job and leave. I am in my office listening to music, catching up on my studies ...
The Depths of my sin
“For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God” Romans 3:23. Short is a relative term. Let me demonstrate what I mean. For every single degree, you fly off course, you will miss y...
Forgiven, Forgotten, Amen
Okay listeners, here is the topic for today. I am not sure there are any right or wrong answers but here goes. Matt 12:31 reads, Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy (every evil, a...
The Sum of All Fears
I make no bones about the fact I fear death. Well, like most maybe not so much death but the process. What really happens when we die? Can anyone tell us for sure? Some say nothing happen...
Wavering Faith
Somedays my faith isn’t just wavering, it is waving. My former pastor used to say you can’t have a testimony without a test! I have never liked test. I could have been a straight-A student, ex...
I am not perfect
One thing I have learned to admit when I am wrong. The trouble is, some folks don’t like to let me forget how wrong I am. I don’t live up to the standards some thing I should. But I decide...
One Nation, Under God
One Nation to me implies in agreement. I am not sure that America has ever been in agreement since our Founding Fathers framed our Constitution. But I am almost certain we are nowhere near what ...
An Observation, Not an Indictment
“Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him.” Indian philosopher Bara Dada is credited with making this statement. If it weren’t so true I would take offense at it. T...
Red and White
Dogmatic goes back to the Greek word dogma, which means basically “what one thinks is true” and dogmatikos, “pertaining to doctrine.” To be dogmatic is to follow a doctrine relating to morals and...
Heaven For Me
The ultimate goal of the Christian. Heaven. Why do people who have never seen Heaven want to go there so bad, but yet are afraid to die? (And the answers are many.) What is it about death...
Setting Up For Failure
Facebook is from the devil! Just like Tupperware. Studies have shown that people who do not have a Facebook account are happier. The reason? I am glad you ask. (You did ask didn’t you?) Fac...
Point of No Return
Pilots know this terminology. It is the point in their route that they have to decide can we make it to our destination or should we turn back. If they miss judge their fuel consumption, wind s...
Depths of my heart
Whoever said being a Christian was easy and only for the weak is wrong. Add to that being a pastor and life really gets tough. Some days I feel like I am spinning out of control. There are day...
Sin esperanza
If you take away a person’s hope, you have pretty much defeated them. Having hope in something makes us happy until it doesn’t happen. Then we suffer. And for some unknown reason, Christians t...
You Win Some, You loose Some
I hate to lose. Show me someone who is a good loser and I will show you a loser. But I digress. I got a call this morning that I was afraid of was coming yet hoped I was wrong. Cancer once ag...
Just a little humor
From my days as a Medical Assistant: One of my patients today had a really funny comment.......”Men are like parking spaces at Wal-mart....All the good one’s are taken and the rest are handicappe...
Listen to what the man says
Right from the start let me put to rest any ideas that this post is chauvinist in any way. I just stole the title of one of Sir James Paul McCartney’s lyrics. Over the weekend I had a remin...
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep, and you weep alone....Ella Wheeler Wilcox Some days I amuse myself, other days I surprise myself. I ran across this little tidbit from my memories on ...
Choose Your Battles
Back in my younger days, I would do something just because someone told me I couldn’t A personality trait that I have long since abandoned. I am not sure if it is wisdom or lack of caring but I...
Lighten Up!
For everything there is a season and a time for every [a]purpose under heaven: And today is one of those let’s lighten up. With all the political upheaval of which I am already sick of, I thoug...
This Is A Test
Life is one big test. And the final exam is either pass or fail. No in-between. And the textbook has hundreds of versions, revisions, and opinions on all subjects. How does one know which is ...
Book Description
An inside look at the life of a minister, who steps out from behind the pulpit and shares his own personal life and struggles. You may find out that you’re not much different. Welcome to God, With Skin On.
