Do you feel like this world is getting darker and darker? I sure do. In fact, I see evidence of it all around. Skulls and crossbones on cars and clothing and even cake. Vulgar, profane, useless language fills the air…I guess taking over the space where cigarette smoke used to be. Wars break out on almost a daily basis. Violence seems to be the … Read the rest…
I’ll let you in on a little secret. Don’t tell anyone else. It’s just between you and me. OK? Good. The secret is…I haven’t been playing music with all my might for the past few years. I used to practically live for music. It was the way I made a living. Then, things got weird in the venues, and I took a turn. But … Read the rest…
Here’s the simple secret of how to have joy in the morning. First, you get out of bed on the right side. Then, you go right to the kitchen, grab a blue bowl (not red, yellow, white, or green), fill it with sugary cereal and milk, and eat it as fast as you can. Does that sound like a great way to start the … Read the rest…
When I say that believing in nothing leads to nowhere, do you know what I mean? I’m talking about how we all got here. Some adults say everything in the whole universe came from nothing. They say once upon a time there was nothing but a tiny dot. And the tiny dot exploded. Then everything we know about came from that. To say that … Read the rest…
Your life is very, very important to God. He wants you to have all of the best things He can give you. His love, mercy, righteousness, and eternal life. He won’t force you to take His gifts, but He sure hopes you want them. Do you know what that means? It means you can be made perfect. It means one day you can go … Read the rest…
God has always been around. He lived forever in the past. We don’t really know what that’s like because we all had a starting day. You and I didn’t live forever in the past. But you and I can live forever in the future because loves us so much. Did you know He loved you before you were even born? It’s true. He put … Read the rest…
God is Faithful This world tempts you with all kinds of stuff to get you to take your focus off God. You have toys, video games, TV shows, movies, smartphones, tablets, four-wheelers, clothes and shoes, musical instruments, and I could go on and on. It’s OK to have or do those things. As long as you don’t forget the reason you’re here in the … Read the rest…
A note to God What are gonna do today? Go swimming? Bike riding? Hiking? Tuba lessons? Whatever your plans are today…how about you take a few minutes to write (or even sing) a note to God. If you write it down, you can keep it and start a collection. And once you have a collection of your notes, you could even write a book. … Read the rest…
Bad news on the doorstep If you grew up in the 70’s, or if you listen to classic rock stations at all, I’m sure you remember Don McLean’s song “American Pie”. It was a staple of top 40 radio back then, and it’s a regular on classic rock radio now. A couple of lines of the lyrics ring so true, especially for Christians, these … Read the rest…
Will Your Last Home Be In The House of the Lord?
It’s a great and reassuring feeling to know I’m gonna live in the house of the Lord forever. I wish everyone could know that feeling and understand how important it is not to throw life away. But the vast majority of human beings would rather BE god than TRUST God. And so they’ll exist forever, but they won’t LIVE forever. Do you know the … Read the rest…