Devotionals from Dad

Love to hear from and know who is listening Fear and Faith There is little dispute that 2020 was a difficult year full of extraordinary events that struck fear and anxiety into American's hearts. A raging pandemic and economic recession followed by a contested election that spurred a dramatic insurrection, were just a few of the incidents that left tensions high nationwide. According to a a s...

Love to hear from and know who is listening What are you going to be when you grow up? Have you ever asked a child what it is they are going to be when they grow up? I am sure that most of us have asked this very question of our own children or grandchildren many times. It is interesting to listen to their responses. Some want to be policemen, some firefighters and some may want to be a doctor or...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Recognizing Happiness & Blessings I personally believe that happiness is a choice. I believe that it is a choice you must make everyday. Happiness in my humble opinion, is a state of mind. If you choose to look for the silver lining in the cloud you will find it. It you choose to look for all the thunderclouds in the storms of life, then you will fin...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Are you a Genius or a Fool Much of the world thinks that Christians are fools. Some the greatest scientist just can't comprehend how and an all powerful heavenly being could have spoken the world, the universe and all the life contained within it into existence. They would rather believe that everything came into being when two rocks accidentally co...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am not really a big fan of the annual Christmas movies, but I do like the old Dr. Seuss movie, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” Have you ever stopped to wonder what the world would be like if Jesus Christ had never been born? Obviously there is the fact that there would be no Christmas, but what I am really asking is how would the world we live in tod...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Church Speak Our father who art in heaven hallowed by thy name! Have you ever been in a church service, heard scripture read, and then wasn't really sure what it was that was said? Who really speaks in King James anyway? I don't address my family or friends by using phrases like, “What art thou doing this day?” Does it make you anxious to think...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever wondered where the phrase, “The Lord works in mysterious ways,” comes from? The actual phrase first appeared in hymn entitled “Conflict: Light Shining out of Darkness.” The lyrics of the hymn were written by William Cowper in 1773, just before the onset of  a depressive illness during which he attempted suicide by drowning. The first verse...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Is it possible to achieve a trouble free life? If you believe the old jingle from the Roto-Rooter commercials all you have to do is: “Call Roto-Rooter, that's the name and away go troubles do the drain!”... So is there such a thing as a trouble free, trail free life? Well I hate to disappoint you but if your searching for the answers to all your pro...

Love to hear from and know who is listening The prevailing religious philosophy of the world today is one of tolerance and coexistence. We’ve all seen the popular “coexist” bumper stickers. The idea is that we are all basically good people trying to figure out God in our own way and the worst thing anyone could do is claim that, their way to God is the right way or only way.   So how do we as Chri...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am real confident that everyone, no matter who you are, everyone deals with some worry and anxiety, sometimes even on a daily basis. Why is it that 3 o'clock in the morning is the time when you are awoken by some dream, some fear or anxiety. You body sometimes wakes you like you have just been struck by a bolt of lightening. Then you mind starts p...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Do You Rob or Steal from God? Have you ever stolen from God? I know what your thinking first, “I didn't fell off the turnip truck just yesterday. I know better than to steal from God!” Second, “You are talking about the Omnipresent, All Powerful God , how in the world could I steal from God?” Well let me explain. So, let’s start with the basics of t...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Hunger. You hear about it all the time. There are millions of people around the world who don't eat on a daily basis. There are numerous organizations out there whose sole mission is to help stamp out hunger. This is great and the efforts of those who try to feed those in need of food should be appreciated. However, the same effort that we give to f...

Love to hear from and know who is listening If you decided that your out of shape physically and needed to loose a few pounds what would you do? First you would likely change your diet and start eating healthy food and smaller portions, the sweets would definitely be gone. Next you might get a membership to a local gym and get together with someone that leads a fitness class. Likely you would go t...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever ran into someone in the store and you know immediately that they are not from around here. Maybe they had that “ slow southern drawl...” in their voice that is a dead give away that they are from the southern states. Maybe they were from Boston and pronounced all their “R” constants as “W's” you know the ones that “pawk their caw in th...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever thought there is no way God can use me? I can give you a long list of reasons why I am not fit to be used by God, but they are simply my lame excuses. In this episode you will learn of people from the bible that were total failures that God used to to great things as well as a couple modern day  ordinary people that God used to do extraordi...

Love to hear from and know who is listening In this episode we will here the story of the stoning of the apostle Stephen. Stephen couldn't have know how his life and his death would impact the world. His supernatural suffering lead Saul of Tarsus, who later became Paul on the road to Damascus, onto becoming one of the most prolific writers of the bible. We don't always have the privilege...

Love to hear from and know who is listening In this episode we will learn how as a Christian you must love everyone even your worst enemy.  How can we call ourselves Christians if we don't love someone enough to share the message of God's salvation with them. If you are truly a Christian there is no one you would want to see spend eternity in Hell, where the worm never dies and the flame...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever had one of those moments when you realized you just avoided a major catastrophe? Do you consider this to be an accident, coincidence or God's hand guiding your life.  I would like to share my story of God working in my life guiding me even when I thought life was out of control.  Next I will share the story how the bible was composed a...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever seen someone do something you deemed rather stupid, dangerous, foolish or just downright odd and said, “Well I would never do that!” I know that I have! Well be careful what you say because sin is a slippery slope and one day you may just slide off the edge. In this episode you will learn how to resist the temptations of sin and hopefully n...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am so glad that I had parents that loved me despite all my faults and I can tell you that as a teen I had a lot of faults. I drank alcohol in excess, I smoked marijuana, I drove my car at break neck speeds, I lived like I was 10 foot tall and bullet proof. To this day I can not explain why my parents loved me because I did everything possible to make m...

Love to hear from and know who is listening When will will die is not a matter of accident or chance. If you were to die today do you know where you would spend eternity? Support the show

Love to hear from and know who is listening Living the Christian life is like running a marathon race. Everyone has a responsibility to either run or encourage another runner. The "Race of Faith" takes commitment and fortitude. Listen in to learn how successfully run the "Race of Faith!" Support the show

Love to hear from and know who is listening Is your Christian faith growing ad moving towards maturity? You can be young only once, but you can be immature for a lifetime.  Listen in and see how to become a more mature Christian. Support the show

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am confident that you have had to deal with a toxic person. Someone who is downright irritating. As followers of Christ who should we deal with the toxic people in our lives? Here are 3 suggestions! Support the show

Love to hear from and know who is listening When God uses people to demonstrate his power, does he us comfort or trials and tribulations? Listen in and find out the answer. Support the show