• Skeletons In Your Closet


    Have you ever heard that saying about the skeletons in your closet? "Don't talk about other people's problems because you have your...

  • Vetting or Cannibalism?


    I had a sense of excitement when the Presidential political season officially opened and the GOP candidates began to appear..

  • The fallacy of Predestination - The Oops of Calvinism


    The premise of predestination says that before you are out of your mother’s womb you are either eternally saved or you are eternally lost...

  • Routines - Finding your Rhythm


    We all have routines. Actually we are creatures of habit and routine. We find security in routines because it is predictable. We drive to work the same way...

  • The Fall of America


    It is easy to assume that America is unstoppable and beyond the reach of decay or collapse. I cannot help but look back through history at other...

  • Broken Cisterns


    A cistern is an artificial reservoir for storing water. Specifically, it is an underground tank for catching and storing rainwater. For about half the...

  • Our life and purpose fits like a puzzle


    I was watching my daughter work a puzzle. She would study each piece. She would try one and search for another, try again and search…

  • Alive With Purpose


    Our very antique, very overweight cat took down a bird today...brought it in the house, let it go, re-caught it several times and finally sent it on to Glory...

  • The Miracle of Hope


    We all understand why God listed faith and charity as two of the three eternally divine qualities, but it seems a mystery to many people why...

  • Good news is on its way


    Our family loves Chinese food.  Perhaps like your family; at the end of our meal it is almost a ritual for us to amuse ourselves by breaking...

  • Going for the Gold


    Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on...

  • Where is your Joshua?


    Moses was a mighty man of God, but he had to ensure that God’s work would go on long after he was gone. In all probability, he was waiting for...

  • The Difference Between Truth and Fact


    It was once said that perception is reality. It makes for a catchy slogan but in reality nothing could be farther from the Truth. When Jesus was before...

  • ADHD, The False Epidemic


    It is troubling to me when I think of the willingness of the medical and educational systems to give a child drugs because he wiggles in his chair...

  • Buffet Church


    We went to a restaurant this week with long tables that held green lettuce on one end to seasoned Meat Loaf at the other.  You know it, a...

  • Addiction to Approval and Acceptance


    Do I find myself saying “yes” because I need approval or acceptance? Can I say “no”?There are many people today that have an addiction...

  • I’m a Jerry’s Kid.


    I crack up every time I think about exactly how I know the good reverend.It was a cold winters night, I was stuck on the side of an icy road with a flat...

  • A Life With No Rules?


    We live with a “free spirit” in our country, almost a rebellious attitude that says, “I will make up my own rules as I go”. In many cases that rebel mentality has...

  • Who Let the Dogs Out?


    I talk to people all the time about business. Sometimes the person is just beginning but most of my conversations are with those who want to bounce...

  • Text Message Marketing


    Text Messaging is a well established means of communication and growing exponentially and is the newest and closest thing to immediate contact in...

  • Caught In The Storm


    If you found yourself faced with being caught out at night in the middle of an unexpected storm with the rain coming down in torrents and the lightning...

  • To be or not to be ... a Victim


    What does it take to be a victim? I’m not talking about someone who by chance falls into the line of someone's gunfire. I’m talking...

  • A Christian For The Mark Of The Beast


    Right now... We pay China over a trillion dollars a year. I suppose a politically incorrectly named Mr. Chang shows up and says, "Time to pay...

  • Death, Christmas and Taxes


    Odd combination of subject matter, no? Perhaps not as odd in form and function as in intention. No one looks forward to their own death, or the death of a...

  • How Christians Should Invest


    If you stand near a busy intersection and hang a sign around your neck that says, “A wreck is about to happen here!” and you stand there long enough...

  • What Is Truth?


    “Why do I exist?” is probably the oldest question posed by Man. However, where we come from and why we are here hasn’t always been a mystery. There was...

  • The Escalating Drug War On The Mexican border


    Let me say emphatically, there is no diplomatic solution to the drug problem between Mexico and the United States. Mexico and its people have been...

  • My Perspective On The Present Administration


    Just a note to let you know that I, for one, do not "hate" Pres. Obama. We do pray that he will make righteous judgments, as we have done every other...

  • 30-60-100 Fold Principle


    I just wanted to know what made you lucky enough to be considered 100 fold material? Of course that is a term taken from Mark chapter four where Jesus...

  • 4 Sources Of Stress (Part 4)


    The fourth source of stress comes from neglecting our time with God. The early morning is the time I like best. But many people can’t do that because of...

  • 4 Sources Of Stress (Part 3)


    The third source of stress comes from Loss of Privacy. We live in a world where we are not comfortable being alone. We don’t know what it means...

  • 4 Sources Of Stress (Part 2)


    The second source of stress comes from Increased distractions in our lives. Most of us need to take a serious look at our schedules and do some major...

  • 4 Sources Of Stress (Part 1)


    One main source of stress comes from our Expectations of Others. We are worn out by trying to live up to expectations put on us and constantly monitor the...

  • Level playing field?


    I’ve listened to our politicians talk about “leveling the playing field” in America. Their line of thought is to make it fair and equal for everyone. In their mind...

  • Developing Relationships with Other Races


    He who says he is “in the light” and hates (or has prejudice toward) his brother is in darkness still. He who loves his brother remains in the light...

  • How to create job growth in the United States


    This is not rocket science. Job growth is caused by promoting and building the factories and shops where those jobs are created. I am speaking of American...

  • WWII Vets - Hero’s of the Old Country


    WWII vets are the only ones I’ve ever wanted to call heroes. I realize that’s a harsh statement, as I give all honor and respect to every service member in...

  • For extended mental health, reach for the unfamilure


    Continually develop hobbies and interest with which you are unskilled or unfamiliar. Studies are proving that mental exercise and intellectual...

  • This is my Legacy


    These thoughts have flooded my mind a thousand times, what do I leave to my children? I cannot tell you how important this is to me...

  • My House Is Built On Seven Pillars


    Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath built her house. She hath hewn out her seven pillars. In this scripture we see the principle of core values. Core values are...

  • Citizenship


    Katie was glad to see her mother. With the memory of her own birth pangs still lingering, she had knowledge now of what her mother had suffered when she...

  • Ethics


    Life is designed to work and you have to do something wrong to mess that up.  If you don’t have open doors, there is usually a reason.  If you can’t keep a job...

  • Incompetence


    Isn’t it interesting that most incompetent people don’t know that they are incompetent? As a matter of fact, most of these people are so confident in...

  • A Free Cat


    A few months ago, my daughter brought home a kitten. With a gleam in her eye, she said “It’s free”.Since then I have been thinking about that statement...

  • Graduation


    John Adams the second President of the United States once said,“There are two types of education: One teaches us how to make a living, and the other...

  • What Matters Most


    I began writing this, while stuck in the San Antonio airport. My original flight was canceled by severe weather and my next available option left six and a half...

  • Graduation To Where?


    We look at graduation as something we have “graduated from” rather than “graduated to”. The process behind you consists of stretching and growing you...
  • Memorial Day


    We as a nation celebrate Memorial Day as a day to pay respect to those who have passed on, especially our fallen soldiers. I would like to publicly say...
  • The Plant Knows


    When I was a teenager, I worked for a wholesale greenhouse. We supplied several businesses with live plants and maintained the plants for them...

  • The Magic Of Baseball


    When it first opened, I went to the new baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas, whichis the home of the Texas Rangers. As I stood on the top floor...

  • What We Were Meant To Be


    While watching the movie a few days ago a statement was made in the movie that caught my attention. The man said “It's okay to think about who you want...

  • Abortion, an African American delemma


    Of course I believe that abortion should be allowed to save the life of the mother. But honestly, how often is that the case? Those who support abortion are so...

  • The Rowe Over Righteousness


    Man is inherently sinful. Sin is not only the commission of a moral infraction. It is a condition of the flesh. It is a tendency to do that which is wrong. Adam...

  • What Easter Brings


    “A fresh Start”. It sounds great doesn’t it? That's what Easter should mean to us, a fresh start and a new beginning. The life, death, burial and resurrection...
  • Attitude


    My son is a business consultant. The company he works for is a middle market financial consulting company working with businesses which have lost their...

  • Natural Gatherers


    Years ago when the western United States was being settled, roads were often wagon tracks. These rough trails posed serious problems for those who...
  • Count The Cost


    Every six months is time to sell fireworks, this is our main business. We count everything coming into the warehouse and everything sent to the locations...
  • Levy Taxes On The Evil Rich


    It seems a lot of focus has been placed on taxing the rich. Some how that is suppose to comfort us. We are finally getting the bad guys. The promise...
  • Where is Ronald Reagan when we need him?


    The world today is facing a tipping point. It is a time of change and transformation with good and evil pulling us from one side to the other...
  • Why Am I Failing?


    Doesn’t the advertising for weight loss seem like a bit if a scam? Wear this patch, take these pills, read this book, enter this program. This list goes...
  • Haiti Is A Mess


    I have been in the ministry since 1971. In the early years, the missionaries from our church actually lived in Haiti. They lived there...
  • RE – SOLUTION (New Year's Day Prayer)


    Here it is another year. So far this year I’ve done well. I’m feeling pretty good. My arm is aching from patting myself on my own back. Why? Well…
  • The Vanity of Life


    On the fourth of July I was watching the fireworks show. I reasoned that each rocket varies in glory and is magnificent in its own right. While some make up...
  • Three Rules to Success


    I believe that achieving success in life is something that every human wants to have happen. I purposely said “have happen”. I do not believe that...
  • The Determined Stride of Time


    There is nothing slow about the grind, nor the determined passage of time. Its unrelenting march pushes you forward without discrimination. Each segment of...
  • Commitment to Succeed


    Many people realize there is opportunity in the stock market to make money. However, a great number of those people are intimidated by the negative...
  • Hell’s Secret Strategy


    Peter was a disciple of Christ. He was passionate about the Lord and Hell knew it. Because stealing Peter’s soul was out of reach...
  • A Few Of My Thoughts About Abortion


    The abortion movement used a masterstroke of deceit by turning the focus from the murder of a child to the inconvenience of the mother...

  • TEN TIPS: How to Thrive in the NEW Music Business


    If you need to keep your day job for the time being you’re in good company; most people in the performing arts seek supplementary employment for at...
  • A German's View on Islamic Extremism


    This is by far the best explanation of the Muslim terrorist situation I have ever read. His references to past history are accurate and clear. Not long...
  • Socialist America?


    The word “Socialism” has been thrown around a lot during this last Presidential cycle. So that it is not just rhetoric from the right or left, we should employ...

  • The Possibility Plane


    Dreams begin in the imagination as perceptions and thoughts and become more as we meditate on them. Over time these perceptions become concepts...
  • Why Does God Seem Obscured?


    I know that it is difficult to see God for who He really is in the midst of an agonistic world where His reality seems obscured. You might ask why He would...
  • Empty the Suitcase


    An empty suitcase isn't that difficult to carry. However, if you over pack it could be a struggle to lug around. I assure you heavy suitcases can be a royal...
  • How to Create Blue Sky


    I’ve been in business and a student thereof for thirty-five years. The only job I ever had was working for my dad in his welding shop...
  • “Feed me Seymour” - Little White House of Horrors


    Who doesn’t remember the 1960 film, “Little shop of Horrors”? The line went like this, “Feed me Seymour. Feed me all night long. 'Cuz if you feed me...
  • The Hidden Value of Friendship


    There are great rewards in friendships. All of us want to have friends and to be friends with those who are popular, exciting, and...
  • You Gotta Love Minnesota


    Minnesota has never failed to entertain us and they certainly have not disappointed us this time. Their appointment of Al Franken to their Senate...
  • Strategies For Success


    Many times we have incredibly complex goals.  We have the reasons why these goals need to be accomplished.  But we never have any plans developed...
  • On the Road to a Come Back


    My daughter Ashley & I were in an automobile accident. A truck pulled out in front of us & we collided into the side of the truck at a speed of...
  • Backpack Outreach


    Pastor Jerry and Angie Edmon and the Family Worship Center in Elgin, Texas have made a commitment to “Choose to be a Blessing for Life” and one...
  • HOPE Weight Loss Support Program


    Locusts always keep their rank; they do not crowd upon each other, so as to throw their columns into confusion. The facts in natural history show...
  • Success: Start Where You Are At


    I am sure that you could ask 100 people their definition of success and end up with 100 answers that have similarities but are still different. I believe that...
  • Interview with Bishop Randy Clark


    This doesn’t seem to be the finest hour for the church. We certainly have our moments but at the end of the day, where do we stand? We seemed to be...
  • Interview with Dr. Ted Estes


    I questioned Dr. Estes why it seems that we have more knowledge about prayer today than probably any other generation in history. There is no telling how...
  • The Stock Market Opportunity


    Trading stocks can be a great opportunity for meeting our financial needs and establishing a store house that can be passed from generation to generation...
  • God is writing a story about you


    While looking at this life I realized that God is in the process of writing a story; a living story, one that more or less takes on a life of its own. It is very clear...
  • Unity at what cost?


    We have recently seen the President of the United States going through great efforts to reach out to the leaders of other nations, especially those who...
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