It Still Needs to Be Said!

It Still Needs to Be Said!

It Still Needs to Be Said! The Need It was almost an addendum, or perhaps a punctuation mark. The speaker’s point could have been made without it, but he felt it needed to be said. And oh, how it is needed to be said – and still needs to be said! The Background Daniel...
Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness Psalm 119: 45-48“I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in your commands because I love them. I reach out for your commands, which I...
Your Labor Is Not In Vain!

Your Labor Is Not In Vain!

Your Labor Is Not In Vain I am always moved by the stories of those who labored faithfully for God for years, but who saw little to no fruit in their work. Their faith in the midst of apparent fruitlessness is a great encouragement to all of us who feel that we work...
Do we really have to do the right thing?

Do we really have to do the right thing?

Do We Really Have to Do the Right Thing? People often do what is wrong – whether it is intentional or not.  They do things or say things that hurt (often deeply).  And human nature is to retaliate by doing the same thing – to try to hurt them. I know.  I have faced my...
Pursuit of Happiness

Revenge

Revenge   TODAY’S VERSE “Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God.” Romans 12:19 (NLT) TODAY’S MESSAGE Revenge. What a toxic emotion. What a deceptive motive. It is so easy to slip into this deadly trap. It starts with a wound....