I’ve shared the story before how my younger brother and I lived with my grandparents, my dad’s parents, for a little while. This was way back closer to the middle of the last century. In Norman, Oklahoma. And my parents were getting divorced. So my dad made sure my brother and I had a stable home to stay in while they went through the … Read the rest…
Category Archives: Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional
I have a “bicuspid aortic valve” in my heart. In regular English, that means my heart only has two parts to the aortic valve, and it’s supposed to have three. What that means is that my aortic valve has to work harder. And it’s prone to more problems than a normal heart. And that also means the strength of my heart was compromised from … Read the rest…
I saw this headline on a social media platform today: Podcast Host Calls White Evangelical Christianity a Cancer – And I could not believe how badly they misspelled the word blessing. I mean, cancer doesn’t even remotely look like blessing. So how could they mix those words up so badly? Because I’m sure they meant to say white evangelical Christianity is a blessing. At … Read the rest…
Have you ever read the list of the perils of Paul? It’s an epic list, to say the least. And it was because he shared the unvarnished, hard truth. About the only peril preachers, in probably 99% of American churches, face these days is obesity. And my guess is, that’s not because they’re sharing that same unvarnished, hard truth in God’s word. Here’s the … Read the rest…
I wrote this cold hard truth over 10 years ago. And it’s still true. Living on dreams is not a good strategy. Dreams require action. And action requires faith, determination, and commitment. Are your dreams good enough to put those things behind them? So if dreams require action, do you Dream The Dreams? Waking up from silly dreams Isn’t silly as it seems Because … Read the rest…
Here are the links to the flashes of light, from the week of Dec 29 – Jan 2, 2025, I shared in Tony’s Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional and on the The Rhyme And Reason Podcast Episode 1022: Happy new year 2026 and cheers to getting your kicks Spotify stats and dot com back pats Two days one night now to do what is … Read the rest…
Hey there, Tony here. I hope you’re not suffering from a severe Christmas goodies hangover today, the first day after Christmas 2025. If so, try a little hair of the dog: dark chocolate. And while you’re waiting for that to kick in, check this out. There’s something the following countries have 1000 percent in common. You probably can’t guess what it is. But feel … Read the rest…