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Love; Be Practical!
Posted on January 29, 2026 Leave a Comment
January 29, 2026 Love; Be Practical! I believe in romantic love and sentimental expressions of affection. My wife probably thinks I could do better than I am, but I am not totally out of touch with my feelings. At the same time, I am a pretty practical person. I believe that if love is genuine […]
Love; Don’t Give Up!
Posted on January 22, 2026 Leave a Comment
January 22, 2026 Love; Don’t Give Up! I thought I might marry her some day. But, as we departed ways to join our families for the summer, she spoke a few words that changed everything; “Doug, we are just friends…” I took her at her word; the relationship was going nowhere. However, during the next […]
Love; Stay The Course!
Posted on January 15, 2026 Leave a Comment
January 15, 2026 Love; Stay The Course! Love makes a way and love is the way. Love is the way for those who seek the Lord, who strive to go deeper in their relationship with Jesus, and who desire to walk in the presence of the Lord God. Love will stay the course when life […]
Love; Drill Down!
Posted on January 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
January 8, 2026 Love; Drill Down! Sometimes we just don’t stick with it! “It” may be our diet plan, our exercise plan, or our college plan. “It” may be our prayer plan, our career advancement plan, or our study plan. Too often, we give in to the discomfort of the necessary discipline or we compromise […]
Love; Start Right!
Posted on January 1, 2026 Leave a Comment
January 1, 2026 Love; Start Right! Most of us want to start the New Year off right. If we can let go of a few things that haunted us a bit last year while at the same time embracing something good for the new year, we would count ourselves blessed. There are many things that […]
Desires And Dreams!
Posted on December 30, 2025 Leave a Comment
December 30, 2025 Scripture “Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and enjoy security. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:3-4 Desires And Dreams! When we take delight in the Lord God, the promises and provision and presence and power of the Lord God […]
No Shame In Sharing Jesus!
Posted on December 25, 2025 Leave a Comment
December 25, 2025 No Shame In Sharing Jesus! As we drew closer to Christmas day this year, I noticed something. There are a lot of families who love to celebrate Christmas as a holiday but are ashamed to celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus. Families may have a nativity scene displayed in their home, […]
Desires Drive Me!
Posted on December 23, 2025 Leave a Comment
December 23, 2025 Scripture “Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and enjoy security. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:3-4 Desires Drive Me! There are many things that can motivate me. Some things motivate me because there are negative consequences if I do […]
Remember Those Who Have Helped You!
Posted on December 18, 2025 Leave a Comment
December 18, 2025 Remember Those Who Have Helped You! We can be so desperate for someone to help us that when they do we feel so relieved and happy that we forget to remember all the help they gave to us. Most of us will remember the help others have provided to us. We give […]
Delights And Desires!
Posted on December 16, 2025 Leave a Comment
December 16, 2025 Scripture “Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and enjoy security. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:3-4 Delights And Desires! Sometimes it seems everyone is critical and cynical. Almost every conversation seems to eventually finds its way to that which […]
