What Does The Word Say?

I was watching a nature show with my family, and we were all quite intrigued. In one particular segment, there were some wolves chasing down a herd of bison trying to get the baby bison for some lunch meat. Those wolves were relentless in their chase. The kept running and chasing until finally, they got a calf and its mother disconnected from the herd. The calf was petrified as the mother tried to ward off the three wolves. The wolves intensified their attack, nipping at its heels, hoping to get the calf for their meal. Suddenly, the young calf kicked one of the wolves in the head. Ouch! It sent the wolf reeling and gave the mother and her calf a chance to run and catch up with the rest of the herd. When the calf kicked the wolf, the commentator said that the calf had to learn to fight or die. The mother bison could only do so much and knew that the calf had to fight too. This was a part of its training and if the young calf made it through, the struggle of the fight with the wolf...

I was just listening to the news and major cell phone companies are working with legislature to establish some kind of law to ban texting while driving. Although, texting in and of itself is not bad, the timing of the texting can be detrimental and even cause death. There is a heightened awareness of this issue because many people have died because they were sending or receiving a text while driving. Texting is not the problem. It's the timing of the texting that is the problem. There is no way that a person can drive and text at the same time and not be distracted. This is obvious because when you look to the phone to text, your eyes are not on the road. It is that moment that you look away to text "idk," or "wbu," that can cost someone their life. Just like texting while driving or walking for that matter, causes the user to be distracted, so do other things come in life to get a believer distracted from what is really important in life. The enemy uses li...

You are such a copy cat! I am sure you have heard that phrase and know that it is one of annoyance because it is describing one who is copying or mimicking the actions of another. However, I must confess, though a bit reluctantly because of its negative connotations, that I am a copy cat! As I was sitting and thinking of some things, I saw myself sprinting, dancing and doing squats. When I ran track, they showed me what to do and I copied it. When I first got into Zumba, I would intently watch the instructor and dance the moves just like she did. With doing squats,  I was shown the correct way to do it, and copied it. More importantly, since I have been serving the Lord, by His grace, whatever I read in His Word, I copy! This makes me a copy cat! This is a good thing when you look at it in line with scripture. 1 Corinthians 11:1 says, "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."  Ephesians 5:1 says, "Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children." T...

Marriage takes work! In fact, it takes a lot of hard work! However, somewhere, somehow, the enemy has bamboozled many Christians (women especially) into thinking it is a cake walk on a sunny, summer, Sunday afternoon! This is the furthest thing from the truth. As a result, many (again I say, especially women) are living with dashed hopes and expectations which often times end in divorce. So how did it come to this? Well, for starters we watch too much television. The shows on t.v. are a scripted reality written to project what the producers want the audience to see as reality. The problem, however, is that many well meaning belivers walk away from these award winning shows hoping the same will happen for them. I must admit that I am a bit of a romantic and I have fallen prey to scripted reality. One of my favorites was Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. When I first saw it, I walked away wanting my night and shining armor to come and sweep me away to a better life. ...