VIDEO: When Your Life is a Mess

How do you handle it when your life is a mess?  Especially when it’s not even your fault.  Do you hang on or do you bail?  The Old Testament story of Joseph gives us a great example of what to do. Like this video?  Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube Channel!

Even the Best Can’t Win Without Help!

The NBA Playoffs are in full swing. Some are trying to predict who will be upset and who will make it to the finals. I write this after the first days of the playoffs. Many have predicted that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be in the finals. Time will tell. But you have to win to […]

Keep It Simple

For some reason it’s a natural tendency for human beings to make easy things hard. I’m not sure why we do that, but we do. Let me illustrate. When I played football as a kid, there was never an argument over whether or not someone caught the ball. We all knew what a catch was. […]

An Epic Comeback

In the recent American League series funeral arrangements were being made for the N.Y. Yankees. And of course, the blame would land on the shoulders of Joe Giradi, the manager. Which meant that his days of managing the Yankees was coming to a close. After all they were down 2-0 in a five game series. […]

Pride Goes Before Destruction

One of the better known verses in the Bible is Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Occasionally we get to see it played out right on our own TV screens. The opening night of the NFL season was at New England–last year’s winner of the Super Bowl. Fans […]

H.O.P.E. Can be a Reality

Let’s wrap up our short discussion on H.O.P.E. To recap, stories are one of the most valuable ways to regain hope. That’s why we listen to them, read them, and why God put them in the Bible. It’s History now, but stories still inspire. In my last post I introduced you to Hannah and her […]

When You Need Hope You Need…

In my last post I talked about needing hope. Fortunately hope is available. In the Bible. So let’s get started, using the acrostic H.O.P.E. History. Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Which means […]

You Need Hope When…

It’s been well said that hope never goes out of style. Who doesn’t need hope? I’ll bet you wonder about that at times. Because all of us sure need it. You even wonder what it would be like to not need hope. While all may need hope, some are in desperate need of it. What’s […]

7 Steps for Spiritual Growth

Let’s face it. We all get busy. Too busy. It’s been a while since I wrote my last post. Life has been a little hectic as Carol and I are building our fourth house. And I have finally moved my study into the basement even though it is unfinished. The house is nowhere near complete. […]

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