Yesterday Ended: Healing the Traumas of Life

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text It’s an age-old problem. What kind of gift can you give to someone who has everything? Now consider this challenge. What kind of gift can you give to someone who formed made and created everything? What can we give to God?   Are you living your life unto God?  What or who is the center of your life? What or who motivates the actions o...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text With so many tragic events happening around the world and close to home it’s easy to be deceived into thinking that life is only harsh. It’s easy to be distracted from the promises of God. So what is our focus?  What is our mindset concerning living in the kingdom of God while living in the world? The three pillars of the kingdom of G...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text 2023 has ended. It was a challenging year for many of us. I have endeavored to help us all move forward in our walk with God and his son and the Holy Spirit in the episodes I did last year. I know for myself I was challenged in a good way to step up in my walk with God. I was also challenged in a bad way by the circumstances I faced t...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text There are many different types of sports throughout the world. Each sport having its own rules and its own set of strategies that if  properly executed will bring victory. While in training for any sport, there is a need to know the basics of that sport, the fundamentals of how to play. Without knowing and doing the basics, there is a...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text When you are a young child, tying your shoe laces can be a challenge. When you are a teenager driving a car for the first time can be a challenge. When you are an adult juggling work and family can be a challenge.  There’s so many different types of challenges that we face every day. Some things we make a challenge that shouldn’t be s...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text I recently mentioned this in another podcast. There is a saying that is spoken when someone shows their frailties. They say, “I’m only human.” It’s spoken to show that there’s nothing special about them. That there is a limitation to their abilities. I’m not superhuman. I am only human. A Christian should never say this. Being a Chris...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text There’s a very common phrase used to describe a way to attack a foe. The phrase is, “A one two punch.” You hit your foe once and very quickly hit them a second time. Unfortunately in our world today we have many opponents that would like to do the same to us. They’re trying to knock us out. Rejection and loneliness attack together to...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text I have a friend who used to sing while he was working with his dad. At one point his dad looked at him and said, “I wish you were on the radio.” My friend responded, “really Dad why is that?” The Father responded, “that way I could turn you off.” All too often there are voices that we here that no matter the voice quality the content...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text In every race, there is a starting point and a finish line. And to get to the finish line properly it is very important to start at the correct starting point. If you’re running on a quarter mile track inside the stadium, you don’t want to start somewhere out in the parking lot. How you finish the race will be determined by your start...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text Buying a used car can be a tricky situation. There are so many factors to consider when it comes to estimating the cars true value. Honestly, how much is it worth? How old is it? What kind of condition is it in? How was it maintained? How many miles does it have? What is the history of the make and model of this car? There are so many...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text Many people in their youth have experienced a bully. Someone who attacks them physically or perhaps even worse verbally. Verbal attacks can go unnoticed by others if done stealthily. Bullies can whisper things to us in passing that can strike deeply into our hearts. Someone bigger, someone bolder, someone older, speaks against us and...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text How many books are in your local library? How many books are in your local bookstore? Let’s not even think about how many books are available online. How many TV stations are available? How many streaming services are available? How many radio stations, satellite, or regular broadcast or online do you have?  What are you reading? What...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text As early as the 15th century in German and continuing into the late 1800s in France there were songs and games that were called something like “the Daisy Oracle” or "pluck the daisy.” The song or game as some call it has also come into the American culture and many others. It is the reciting of the phrase,” they love me, they lov...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text Our lives are made up of a series of events that make up the story of who we are. Each event is a page in a chapter of our novel.  Each chapter expands our character. Unfortunately some of our previous chapters have misshapen us. The growth of our character took a down turn. Dark events attacked our soul. The antagonist in our story,...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text In school you can earn an A from doing your schoolwork well. At work you earn a paycheck by doing your job. If you do your job well you can earn a raise. But when it comes to receiving a gift it's not about earning them. Unfortunately a lot of Christians still think they need to earn the gifts of God. They believe they must work...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text How you would approach a king or a president would probably be different than how you approach your father. How you approach a brother or sister to speak with them would more than likely be different than how you approach a stranger to speak with them. How would you approach your boss to ask for a raise? How do you approach a loved on...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text It is indeed wonderful to receive a gift from a dear friend. Particularly when they are unexpected. Not some thing given on your birthday. Not some thing given at Christmas. A special gift given out of love. We expect gifts on our birthday’s and Christmas but when they come freely on an unqualified day they take on special quality. An...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text There are a number of phrases that are in common use today. The fact of the matter is. Or according to the facts.  As a matter of fact. It’s just a fact of life.  So accept the facts as they are. And I say this all to you matter-of-factly. Facts are things we can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Facts some say are reality. Unfortun...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text While you are driving a car, it is best to focus on the road before you. Many laws have been made to encourage such focus. While using a sharp knife it is best to focus on where the blade is in relationship to your fingers. Kevlar gloves are now available to help protect our fingers. While listening to a loved one it is best to focus...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text What is a right? The dictionary says a right is a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. What are an inalienable rights - these rights cannot be taken away from those who possess them. Rights of all kinds are hot topics in all nations and societies these days. Animal rights and human rights...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text At every intersection we come to, as we drive, there is a decision to be made. We can go right or we can go left or we can go straight forward or we could go in reverse or we could even stand still. At times in our lives it’s hard to know which way to go. When challenged with what direction we should take in our lives in more major ar...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text There’s an old, saying, “out of sight, out of mind.“ Citizens of less developed countries that do not have televisions or roadside billboards, cannot be besieged by massive campaigns of advertising. Advertising puts a product in our minds, building the desire to have it. Most citizens of less developed countries are generally concerne...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text We live in a world where bullies exist. Unfortunately starting even in our youth, we are confronted with those who want to push us around and take from us. Belligerent bullies cannot be reasoned with. They simply want to pick a fight. There is no reason in their actions. The challenge we face at times is that there’s nowhere to run. W...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text Embarrassment, defeat, condemnation, guilt, shame, ridicule are just a few things from our past that can endeavor to haunt us. The memories of these things endeavor to attack and hold us back from the new creation we have been made in Christ. As a new creation, old things have passed away behold, all things are become new. The challen...

CLICK HERE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, ?? or prayer requests send a text The idea that our identity can be reduced down to a small plastic card with a photo and a few details about our physicality is truly ridiculous. A drivers license or an ID card tells nothing of who we really are. It has become a huge challenge these days to properly identify ourselves. As the drivers license or ID may give some inform...