I don’t think that I’m wrong when I say that there are some people reading this post who are maybe a little bit frustrated in the way things have turned out. You’re frustrated because maybe things have not gone your way. You’re frustrated because you’ve watched other people get promoted ahead of you when you put in the work, and you were passed by. You’re frustrated because you’ve watched your friends get married and you’re waiting on that special someone to show up.  Maybe you’re frustrated because you’ve watched someone else moving into their new home and you’re still waiting to get ap ..read more

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.  Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!  He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.  Psalm 127: 3 – 5 One of the greatest gifts that God has blessed Jamie and me with is our two beautiful daughters, a great son-in-law, a soon-to-be son-in-law and two of the world’s greatest granddaughters. This was a family vacation at a beautiful home in Florida. And that’s me in the middle, by the way. This is the gi ..read more

There are times that we can lose the edge that we so desperately need to fulfill what God has called us to do and to be effective at home, at work, or at church. In this post, I want to share with you about regaining your edge. Visit Second Kings, Chapter Six with me. I think you’ll find it an odd story, like I do. 2 Kings 6:1 – 7 (NLT)  One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.” “All right,” he ..read more

Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 21:1 – 3 Naboth’s Vineyard:  Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth.” But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my ancestors.” In this story, we have a man by the name of Naboth who owns ..read more