Heart and Mind

Have you ever had thoughts of unworthiness? Low self-esteem? Perhaps a constant "putting down" from people when you were old enough to know the pain? Not physical, but emotional pain. Such as when a child is classified as "slow" when they don't read as well as another or understand quite as readily as some of…

“It is about time that we recognized same-sex marriage as being ordained by God.” The previous quote was from an anonymous poster on one of the social media sites I read from time to time. Please, really? I have waited and thought carefully about what I want to write. I am about to write something…

All Scriptural Passages are from New King James Version unless otherwise stated! stairs in sky “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads…

“When you’re down and out When you’re on the street When evening falls so hard I will comfort you I’ll take your part, oh, when darkness comes and pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down.” (Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water January 1970)…

FROM THE CHOIRMASTER: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? (Psalm 22:1) TO THE CROSS: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why…

There is a song we sing when we come together to worship. "The Old Rugged Cross" George Bennard pinned the words and wrote the music for this beloved song in 1913. here is the first line from that song: On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suffering and shame;…

 I will often play with words and names to develop some clever acronym to get my point across on a particular topic. While looking back on my role as a father (all my children are grown and raising families of their own), I came up with one that I hope I practiced in my children's…

 In any study that I begin or any writing that I provide, I spend a few moments in prayer, asking God to open my mind to understand the importance of truth.  It seems that today some butcher the truth of God’s word, much like they would use a butter knife to slice a tomato. It…

Matthew 10:39 “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” “Self-Satisfaction” verses “Sacrifice.” To be a winner takes sacrifice, the time dedicated to being at the top of your specific endeavor regardless if it is a physical or mental battle. It often is for self-gratification…

  I had a feeling something was not right, it’s that feeling that’s in the pit of your stomach and is telling you that something is terribly wrong. As we drove to the hospital, I kept telling myself that all was ok, that God was in control and my worry was for nothing. After all,…