As men, it is our job to spiritually protect our households. How do we do that and what does it look like? First and foremost, we must pray for our family. We must pray the Lord’s protection over them. Next, we must pay attention to the information which makes its […]
Category: Devotions
Remembered: June 6, 1944
I have shared this before, but it is worth sharing again and again… I was speaking to my class about D-Day one year. It was quiet. Almost instinctively, young people can sense the importance of that moment of history. I had finished talking, and then my assistant of 70+ years […]
The Tombs of Gerasenes
In the book of Mark, we are told of a man who lived among the tombs of Gerasenes. He had been chained on more than one occasion. He had broken those chains each time. Night and day he would cry out and cut himself with stones. He was a man […]
Movie/Play Review: Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof was met with mixed reviews when it premiered on Broadway in 1964. It ran smack in the face of undercurrents in some circles – it was too Jewish for many. I want you to watch the movie. I have seen the movie and the Broadway play. […]
The Book of Jonah
We begin this short book with God tasking Jonah to preach against the city of Ninevah. Jonah 1:1-2 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” He wasn’t […]
Memorial Day and the Bixby Letter
Today, we take a moment to pause and remember those in the American military who never made it home. How does one find the words to thank someone and their family for paying the ultimate price in the name of freedom? Sons, daughters. Fathers, mothers. Husbands, wives. Gone to soon. […]
When Giants Fall
I keep a bag of rocks on my nightstand. They are from the Valley of Elah. 35 years ago, I stepped onto that dry creek bed and picked them up. Smooth. About the size of a quarter. David vs Goliath…. I picture Goliath walking into the rolling valley which separated […]
Part II: What do we do when faced with wickedness?
What do we do when faced with wickedness to quote a good friend? We dig one more well than our enemies can fill in! In the desert and dry climates, water sources are crucial. Water is the difference between life and death. In the Valley of Gerar, Isaac moved his […]
Part I: What do we do when faced with wickedness?
First, I think we follow Jesus’ lead. And what did Jesus do in the face of wickedness? He loved His enemies, but He did not fail to confront evil. I don’t follow a wimpy God, folks. I serve a God who whose hand closed the door to Noah’s Ark. I […]
Normandy
I think every American student should know what happened there. In fact, any student who wants to live free should know what those men did on those beaches. When the British abandoned their stronghold at Dunkirk in 1940, many thought the war was lost. But the Allies would return. They […]
