Imagine you are in a crowded room holding a cup of coffee when someone bumps into you, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You may answer – “Because someone bumped into me!” True, but that’s not the answer we’re looking for. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee…
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Guiding Lights
I have a strong dislike of driving in the rain. That dislike is only surpassed by driving in the rain in the dark. So you can imagine my excitement when the sky opened up and began to pour as I drove home from a friend’s house the other night. Prayers for safety begin flowing out…
Eye of the Storm
Clouds gather. Winds shift. The sky turns a tint of green. There’s a storm brewing. Sometimes we see the storm coming and have time to prepare for it. Other times, we are caught off guard and run for cover. In my home state of Texas, tornado season runs from March until June. But hurricane season…
Life is in Session
A professor in college once began his lecture by saying, “Ladies and gentleman, life is in session.” That sounds like an important statement but what does it mean? Teachable momentsLike students in a classroom, we have the opportunity to learn something new almost every day. Either by personal experience or by watching others, we learn…
Pursued
A new friend of mine is getting re-acquainted with God. She’s known about Him most of her life but is just beginning to form a relationship with Him. She’s seeing His presence in new ways and feels Him trying to open her protected heart. While still a little apprehensive, she is slowly becoming more aware…
Rescued
While looking through everyone’s favorite pet pictures last week, I thought about the time my daughter adopted a little dog from a local shelter. She is a chihuahua named Chica. The first night she was home, Chica fell asleep on my lap. I wondered what kind of stories she would tell me if she could….
National Day of Prayer
Since today is National Day of Prayer, I thought we’d do something a little different. Let’s pray: Thank You Lord, for a battle won You paid the price with Your only Son We now have eternity with You Our sin is gone, we are made new Lord, lead us through every single day Provide protection,…
Who’s on your team?
It is said people are the product of their environment. Limitations and/or opportunities are often created from the people and resources we surround ourselves with. Therefore, who we spend our time with and what we choose to do with that time matters. To live an impactful life, it is important to surround yourself with an…
Your Greatest Investment
Today I’ve got one hot investment opportunity to talk with you about! This investment has been performing like crazy and will produce returns beyond your wildest dreams…it’s your time. Whether you feel like you never have a spare minute in the day or you’re not sure who or what to invest your time in, I…
Setting the Pace
The traffic flowed at a normal pace for a Wednesday. Everyone was on their way to work just like any other day. While listening to the morning radio banter, a white flash caught my eye. I saw it moving closer and closer bobbing and weaving between the cars until suddenly it blew past my door….