Just a Thought: When bad things happen to good people, good people still have an obligation to do what’s right. Bad things happen to good people and bad people. That is just a fact of life. But good people don’t react, they respond. There is a big difference. Let’s take away the “good and the… Read More »

Just a Thought: One more thing off my check list! I live by lists. I have to have to-do lists in order to organize my day. I make that list of all I need to do. Then I re-organize the list by priority. Then I begin to attack the list from the top down. I… Read More »

Just a Thought: How can I protect myself from getting caught up in a spirit of revenge? It is all a matter of focus. No one is denying bad things happen. No one is saying people don’t do us wrong from time to time. No one is suggesting that we ignore these things or pretend… Read More »

Just a Thought: The Lord’s vengeance is always better than ours. We can all think of times when we have been wronged. We can all think of how we would like to get even with this one or that one. But what a waste of precious time that is. To spend something as valuable as… Read More »

Just a Thought: Holding a grudge not only does more to harm you. It also hurt’s God’s reputation. This is why The Lord forbids this among His people. The Lord laid out laws that would govern how His people would live and act with one another. He did this because His people were to represent… Read More »

Just a Thought: Do this and you will always experience God’s peace. Paul is addressing the people of Philippi and encouraging them to look for the return of Christ. In doing so he encourages them to daily and continually do this one thing which contains four elements to experience God’s continual peace. “Do not be… Read More »

Just a Thought: The greatest peace we could ever have is ours to recognize and receive. There is a peacefulness we all have been offered that would overcome all other restlessness if we would do three things. First, we must recognize what it is. Second, we must receive it for ourselves. Third, we must put… Read More »

Just a Thought: Does running around like a chicken with its head cut off really accomplish anything? While most people know the obvious answer is, no. We still do it. I was on the golf course one day and after a bad shot, asked the question. “Why do I keep doing that when I know… Read More »

Just a Thought: What is the value of our greatest human achievement? Not long ago the world was shocked at the untimely death of basketball super star Kolbe Bryant. This young man was just forty-one years old and at that, the young was a basketball icon. Bigger than life. A real true super star! I… Read More »

Just a Thought: Losing our patience almost always leads to us losing other things too. There has been no greater leader in Israel’s past than Moses. He was not a king, but he was a prophet and leader. There has been no meeker leader than Moses. We hear people speak of the “the patience of… Read More »