Bobo's Back!

Matthew 6:9 “Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name”.  Some of you may remember me talking about Bobo in recent years, a dog in my neighborhood where I grew up.  He was chained up in the yard at his house, all day long, rain or shine, near the softball field where we played.  Bobo was a huge black dog with matted fur and very large teeth, and barked nonstop.  Unfortunately... 

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Dynamic Soaring in 2015

Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”  When I was in the window and siding business many years ago, there was a saying among the sales people, “Are you working hard, or working smart?”, meaning...

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The Naughty and Nice List

Romans 4:4 “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt".  Christmas brings back some really great memories for me from my childhood.  How about the lyrics to the song “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”?  We used to sing that song all the time, loved it.  But as I got older and really listened to the lyrics...

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Stickability

Ephesians 6:18 - “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”  Stickability.  Stick with it.  Persevere.  Press through until the end.  Keep praying until you pray through.  So many times, if something doesn’t happen as quickly as we think...

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Absalomic Vinegar

2 Samuel 15:2 – “And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so , that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”  I really enjoy a nice salad with my dinner…and my dressing of choice – balsamic vinaigrette!  Did you know that the name balsamic comes from...

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"Thanks-given"

2 Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has "given" unto us all things..."  My favorite holiday to celebrate has always been Thanksgiving.  As a child, I have great memories of our family going to the big rivalry football game on Thanksgiving morning and then...

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The 24-Hour Rule

Philippians 3:13 - “But this one thing I do, forgetting...”  After a touch and go, back and forth, high drama battle against a top 10 college team, Hugh Freeze, coach of the Ole Miss Rebels football team, finally came out on top.  It was the first time in decades that the University of Mississippi was on the radar for an important game.  Amidst the celebration and student stampede to take down the goal post, ESPN interviewed Coach Freeze right on the field.  They asked, “You just won one of the biggest games in Ole Miss history, what are you gonna do next week for an encore?”  His answer...

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The "Mess-terpiece"

Ephesians 2:10 (New Living Translation) “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago”.  If you haven’t seen it already, I highly recommend the movie Moms Night Out for you and your family.  It’s a wonderful celebration of the “mess” that sometimes comes with parenting.  In the movie, when the moms go out for a much needed night out with the girls...

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Have Your Logged Onto "Faith-Book" Today?

Romans 10:17 – “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God”.  Did you know there are currently 1.32 billion monthly active users on Facebook?  That’s astounding to me.  Americans spend an average of...

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Take a "Bible-Selfie"

Remember back in the day when we used the self-timer feature on our camera to take a self-portrait?  Don’t need to anymore.  With mobile phones and digital cameras, “selfies” are the new and easy way to go.  You can hold your camera at arm’s length or point it at a mirror and voila!  Although the word “selfie” has been around since...

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From Beggar to Businessman

1 Samuel 10:6 – “And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophecy with them, and shall be turned into another man”.  American author, salesman and motivational speaker, “Zig” Ziglar tells this story…A number of years ago, he was walking down a major street in a large American city, and he saw a beggar with a container of pencils for sale for $1.00...

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Let Go of the Rope

Matthew 11:30 - "…My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light" 

The Oxford English Dictionary says that the phrase "tug of war" originally meant "the decisive contest; the real struggle or tussle; a severe contest for supremacy". Only in the 19th century was it used for what we know today as a contest between two teams tugging on opposite sides of a rope, determined to pull the opposing team across a designated line...

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Life A La Mode

John 10:10 (Amplified Bible) – “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have {and} enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).” 

Whoever put ice cream on a pie first is a topic of discussion without a definitive answer. What is known is that it was served at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, where some restaurant venue served slices of pie with a scoop of ice cream on top. The French saw it as audacious...

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There's A Blessing With Your Name On It

Numbers 13:30 - "And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it."   

How you see yourself is how you will experience life!  Winners win long before they get in the competition.  In my first year of college...

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Winning in Troubled Times

2 Corinthians 4:17 – “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”.  I read a story about a woman in Haiti that was caught under a collapsed house and rubble during the earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.  She told of how she immediately began quoting Psalm 91.  Still under the house, on Wednesday she quoted Psalm 91, on Thursday... 2 Corinthians 4:17 – “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”.  I read a story about a woman in Haiti that was caught under a collapsed house and rubble during the earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.  She told of how she immediately began quoting Psalm 91.  Still under the house, on Wednesday she quoted Psalm 91, on Thursday...

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What You Guys Can't See

Matthew 6:4 “The Father which sees in secret, Himself shall reward you openly”

Want a recipe for greatness?  Read on.  While playing in Game 3 of the National Basketball League finals, LeBron James, the greatest player in the world, had such severe leg cramps that he could barely walk, let alone play the last seven minutes of the game.  Everyone wondered, “How will he perform the next game”, “How will he do it?”  “Is he the same player?” ...

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