Andy Dufresne. He is an iconic character. With circumstantial evidence, Andy Dufresne was sent to prison for a murder he did not commit. He was tortured there. He was taken advantage of due to his talent and refusal to bow down. He hatched a plan to escape which began with […]
Category: Values
1779 and a Message from the Maze
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O’Brien was one of my favorite books growing up. I was talking with a good friend last night about how great literacy teaching (when you are young) really sticks with you. One of my favorite quotes from the book is […]
Book Review: Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio
Are you noticing a theme on the blog lately? We must equip ourselves to fight and win spiritual battles in our communities, workplaces, and homes. Giglio writes this study to help us prepare and defeat the strongholds of the Enemy. Interestingly he flips the script just a bit. He explains […]
God Has Power Over Our Enemies
Like many of you, sometimes I wake up early and worry about all of the things that lie before me during the coming day. In reality, I think God is waking me up in order to have me pray about the day to come. Satan takes that early wake-up call […]
Book Review: Do Not Leave Quietly by Mario Murillo
I learned of Mario Murillo several years ago from some friends on social media. I tend to take my time in deciding if pastors are legit. His teaching and doctrine are sound. I picked up his book Do Not Leave Quietly (2022). I was blown away with how good it […]
Demolishing Strongholds
I have been asked when I will go back to teaching in public schools. I hope I never have to go back. Why? It’s not because of kids and families. Serving them was the BEST part of my job. But I simply don’t have the stomach for the indoctrination, the […]
Isaiah 5
I was talking with a friend the other day. It seems as if the Lord is currently restructuring the church. With evil taking a stronger hold and encroaching in this world, it is important for the church to be bold in preaching the Gospel. With many denominations bowing to secularism(the […]
Isaiah 49
God is not going to forget us. We are quite literally written upon his hands. Isaiah 49: 15-16… Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16See, I have engraved […]
John Wesley’s Message to William Wilberforce
Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing. Go on, in […]
Psalm 90
I am going to grab a couple of excerpts from Psalm 90. I was listening to Shane and Shane this morning. And this just Psalm just struck me. The days of our lives are seventy years;And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;For it is soon cut […]