Some of my fondest short drive memories involve The Lariat Loop. It’s located in the Denver, Colorado metro area. And it’s an easy 40 mile drive through some canyons and front range mountains. It’s the kind of drive you should check out all the points of interest along the way. If you did it that way, you could make a whole, fun day trip … Read the rest…
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Even though Paul said we should pray for the “kings and all who are in authority,” I can think of a huge number of people I’ll pray against. Murderers. Rapists. And thieves. To name just a few. Because I can pray FOR the king (and other sinners) as I pray against him. And if you’re like me, it isn’t easy to pray for people … Read the rest…
Live your life with thanksgiving, you turkey (more on that in a bit). And don’t just “get through” each day by moaning and groaning. There’s a humongous canyon between living your life and just slogging through. To live it requires thoughts, joy, and action. So, “to live” shouldn’t be a passive experience. Because that results in letting life happen to you rather than thinking … Read the rest…
You belong to God. No matter who you are. No matter where you live. And no matter what you’ve done. He paid for you. And I can tell you this, you were expensive. It cost Him more than you could ever repay. Even if you used Elon Musk’s bank account or put all the resources in the world together, you couldn’t make a dent … Read the rest…
Because those traits are important, Paul wrote to Christians in Corinth and said: “For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.” And that’s how I like it, too. Simplicity and sincerity. I know those aren’t … Read the rest…
It doesn’t mean to joice again. It means to show or express “great joy.” But things are SO bad in the world right now. How’s anybody supposed to rejoice and be glad under these circumstances? Well, Paul was able to rejoice and be glad when things were bad. Yeah, he told the Philippian Christians, that he was “being poured out as a drink offering … Read the rest…
When I was travelled across America, as a full time musician, I wrote actual letters to friends. Yeah, we didn’t have any instant gratification devices back then. So, the choices were long distance, phone calls, or letters. And letters to friends was my preference. Because I figured if God could go to all the trouble He did to share all those letters in the … Read the rest…