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June 18, 2026

June 18, 2026

You Are Mine

“My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” John 10:27-30 (NASB) Growing up, it was just my mom and me. Of course, it takes a village to raise children, but for the most part, it was just us. This is a big […]

June 17, 2026

June 17, 2026

Don’t Let the Mold Grow

“Sin is crouching at the door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” Genesis 4:7 (NIV) One afternoon I was giving announcements at my workplace. All of a sudden, it felt like my air supply had been completely cut off. My heart was racing, everything started to spin, and I couldn’t breathe! This began an unexpected health journey for me. It took nearly a year to discover the root cause. I went through all kinds of tests, and all of them came back normal. Heart and lungs were all good, but I still felt like I […]

June 16, 2026

June 16, 2026

Changing Our Thinking

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (NLT) The apostle Paul was very clear, writing to brothers and sisters in Christ, to not follow the ways of how the world thinks and acts. Romans 12:1 mentions that we are to present our bodies to God because of all He has done for us, and to let our bodies be a living sacrifice, holy and […]

June 15, 2026

June 15, 2026

Learning by Reading

“My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.” Proverbs 4:20 (NKJV) I always did like to read, especially since I became a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Before that, while in residential school, the only reading I did outside of class was comic books and boxing magazines. Needless to say, they were not of much profit. Reading is one of the three main ways that we learn. One is by observation, another is by listening, but reading is the way that most of us obtain the greater part of what we know. A while […]

June 14, 2026

June 14, 2026

Love like Jesus

“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 (ESV) The apostle Paul’s advice to the Corinthian church is better than any self-help book you’ll ever find. Our goal as believers is to become Christ-like. Have you ever heard someone say, “I just want to love like Jesus loved”? How do you do that exactly? Well, my friend, it begins when the believer is willing to venture from the church building to the streets, applying the Word they received while they sat in a church meeting — taking the Gospel message and closing the gap between them […]

June 13, 2026

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June 13, 2026

What if Jesus is Who He Says He is?

“Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made t hat has been made.” John 1:3 (NIV) If the Bible is true, and if Jesus is who He says He is, then Jesus is our Creator, and He made it all. Think about what that all includes. Look around you; even look at yourself. Go back through your memory files to find favorite activities, foods, friends and loved ones. He made every single atom and molecule for everything; He provided life to His plants, creatures, and people. How much personality, artistic ability, imagination, and power did it take […]

June 12, 2026

June 12, 2026

Realizing Potential

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renew al of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (ESV) It just sits there. There’s an old 1964 Mercury “Shorty” school bus behind my dad’s place that’s been sitting there since 1976 when one of my brothers blew the motor on it. It’s a sweet little three-window bus that I sometimes wonder what it would take to fi x up, rebuild, restore, and customize . . . it would sure turn […]

June 9, 2026

June 9, 2026

My Cup Runneth Over

“Oh, how abundant is your goodness.” Psalm 31:19 (ESV) I love flowers. God could have given us just one flower, and only three flowers are mentioned by name in the Bible — the Rose of Sharon, the Rose, and the Lily of the Valley. But there are over 400,000 kinds of flowers in the world! All colors, all kinds, some so small you can barely notice them. Others are huge, some have wonderful fragrances, others barely have any scent at all — but they bring such beauty into our world! It’s hard to look at any flower and not feel […]

June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

He Is With Me

“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) There are times in life when it feels so overwhelming that we just want to give up. Whether it’s our job, our finances, family problems . . . I’m sure we can all relate in one way or another. I wrote this poem as a reminder of Who is really in control. For those of […]