Wisdom From John
Just How Desperate Am I
Just How Desperate Am I
Shortly after I came back to the Lord, a soloist at our church gave a testimony about her singing and that testimony has stayed with me for over thirty years. What she said was, "Singing is another form of praying and I cannot sing a song unless I believe the words of...
Will I ever smile again?
Will I ever smile again?
Sitting in the rows of every church are individuals who are wounded and hurting; folks who have come to church seeking a touch from God. Some have broken lives and emotional pain while others have come to see if God really cares enough to heal them. Often these...
What I learned at the Super Bowl
Over the last couple of days, I have watched the New Orleans Saint's fans filling the streets to celebrate their team's win in the Super Bowl and I find myself shaking my head in disbelief at the size of crowds and their cries of "Who Dat." While I was happy for the win, I lacked the enthusiasm of...
Will I walk through the valley?
We have all heard the expression, "Into every life a little rain must fall" and most of us can attest to a shower or two in our lives, but what about those hurricanes that comes to some? As with storms, there is a huge difference between rainy day blues and life altering tragedies. How do we...
So, who needs Church?
There I was last Sunday standing outside our main sanctuary looking forward to another Sunday worshipping with friends and family when I was called to work. Duty called and I was off to distant places. Oh well, it was just "one" Sunday service; no big deal. And, then God began to teach me the...
Life – The Chaplain’s Prayer
There I was; standing with a couple of hundred other military members in silence waiting for the chaplain's blessing upon our banquet meal. Since it had been my assignment to line up the chaplain and I knew him personally, I was anticipating the normal Air Force dinner prayer, slash...
The Young Girl
As she looked down into the pool of water, the face that looked back at her seemed strange and out of place. All that she could think of was, "Why Lord…why?"
She had once been the joy of her parents and always greeted by those who lived in their small village, but then the first signs of the...
IS THIS THE DAY?
(Part 1)
With tired weathered hands, he placed another piece of wood upon the dying fire, a small cloud of sparks rose into the night sky. It was always colder before sunrise, and the old man could not shake off the cold like he did as a young man. As if talking to an old friend, he quietly...
Our Obligations to God
In the realm of friendships and intimate relationships, if the relationship is to be successful, it is essential that both parties realize their responsibility to be actively involved in that relationship; one way love soon grows cold and dies. Understanding this principle, I would like to raise...
Pride Goes Before Destruction
President Calvin Coolidge wrote, "The political mind is the product of men in public life who have been twice spoiled. They have been spoiled with praise and they have been spoiled with abuse. With them nothing is natural, everything is artificial."
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Just how bold am I?
Recently, I heard a sermon that planted the seed of a thought in me and that seed led to this thought…What have I accomplished for God? While I was listening to the sermon I was mentally making a list of "ALL" that I was doing for God. It wasn't until a day or two after the sermon that I realized...
What can God do with a Stone?
Early in my Christian walk I started praying for God's will to be done in my life, and as often happens, a wiser than I fellow believer cautioned me not to pray that way. His reasoning was, "You leave yourself open for things you may not want." Being the kind of guy I am, I ignored him and...
Can we really talk with God?
The next time you are in a crowd, if you want to start an interesting conversation, just tell a few of the folks in the crowd that you talk with God on a daily basis. The brave ones will hang around to see where the conversation is going, while the skeptics will fade into the crowd.
For many in...
Am I Important to God?
Have you ever wondered if you were important to God? Or, asked, "Does God really hear my prayers or am I just playing church to meet some internal psychological need?"
Most people really do want to believe there is a God, but what proof do we have of his existence? If God really does exist...
