Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.1 Peter 4:8 (NLT) One of my favorite activities to do when I am blessed to go someplace tropical is snorkeling. Strap on the mask, put on some fins, don the snorkel, and I’m in the waterContinue reading "Shallow Love"
Rejected Love
This is real love - not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.1 John 4:10 (NLT) The three words that are hardest for most people to say shouldn’t be. I mean, how hard is it to say “I love you” toContinue reading "Rejected Love"
Slurpee Overflow
And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NLT) I was a student worker over the summer at my high school, Fresno Adventist Academy, and was one of the few guys who had his driver’s licenseContinue reading "Slurpee Overflow"
Cheaters Never Prosper
Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13 (NLT) When I was in academy, our coach used to make us run a lap or two around the track to warm us up for PE class. To me, running in a circle around a track was boring.Continue reading "Cheaters Never Prosper"
Mine!
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. Psalm 24:1 (NLT) There is a well-known scene in the movie Finding Nemo. If you’ve ever seen the movie, I can just say one word and it will instantly pop into your head. “Mine!” If you’re notContinue reading "Mine!"
Thin Ice
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.Psalm 143:10 (NLT) I remember one winter up at Camp Wawona in Yosemite. I was with some friends playing around in the snow. It was January, so it was very cold, and there wasContinue reading "Thin Ice"
