There are some decisions that are difficult in life. Go to college or start working. Buy a car or buy a truck. Bacon or sausage. Grits or hash browns. Take this job or take that job. Go to the beach …
Have you ever been in a situation where someone became really angry or passionate about something, and they started behaving in a wild way? After my first year of college, I came home for the summer, and I was hanging …
Several years ago, I was in the Nashville airport with my wife, and I saw someone who struck me as very familiar. I kept looking at him and realized that he was Sig Hansen from the Discovery Channel show, “Deadliest Catch.” He …
There are some situations in life that seem hopeless. Oftentimes, there is only one possible hope for things turning out well. In the movie, Star Wars, Princess Leia sends a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which she says, “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. …
When I was an 18-year-old, I set off for college to Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. I drove the route from Lakeland, Florida, to Louisville, Kentucky, many, many times. I can tell you that the best place to stay the night …
There’s a word that’s very important to understanding the Book of John, particularly Chapter 1. That word is translated here simply as the word word. However, the word used for word is not actually word. The word used for word is logos. Logos comes from Greek philosophy. John …
Here’s an important question for you: What does it mean to have hope? In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul identified hope as one of the three premier Christian attributes: faith, hope, and love. So, what is hope? Christian hope is not …
God has been very gracious to our church by bringing us many new members in recent days. Sometimes, when I meet with new members, I share the story of what God has done in our church over the last several …
Church, the Lord is a great blessing to His people, and the Lord is a great blessing through His people. I have something today to remind me of the blessing of God’s people. I have a cowboy boot that belonged …
When I was a kid, I was part of the Awana ministry at Ardella Baptist Church in Lakeland. I loved Awana. Our church was usually really successful at the Awana Olympics. In fact, the winner of the local Awana Olympics …
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