My grandfather recently passed away. As I stood at his funeral singing one of his favorite hymns, I was overwhelmed by God's love and the legacy of a man who loved Jesus. Grandpa Paine finished well. He was a brilliant man, full of integrity. He loved people and...
Yesterday was Father's Day, and I was overwhelmed by all the love and kindness from my kids and sweet Erin. But as night set in, I began to think of all the things I wanted to change and improve as a dad, husband, and Christian. I got up this morning still thinking...
Yesterday, my heart was stirred as I listened to our Pastor expound the Word of God and take time to honor our country's brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thinking about the "daily grind" so many of us complain about makes me...
Today sent me in a little bit of a tailspin with work, projects, and just jumping back into the daily routine after the weekend. But as my thoughts raced to figure out how to try and finish out this day I honestly began to get irritated and started complaining in...
I was introduced to making hay in my mid-teens on a hot summer day in Indiana. It was by far some of the hardest work I had done to date, but it will forever be etched in my mind as a really good memory. I was reading in John 9 and verses 4-5 really challenged my...
I don't believe anyone knows for certain where the idea of "April Fools" came from, but as I made a mental note of what today was I remembered a quote from a man's journal: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim...
Do you ever recall the line of a song that you learned years ago? This happens to me quite often, especially when the songs are timeless hymns with rich truths. Yesterday, I was reading in 1 Corinthians 10 about God making a way of escape in temptation: "There...
"Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ, and go out into the irresistible future with Him." - O. ChambersThis statement grabbed my attention out of the devotional book "My Utmost for His Highest." If we are not careful, we can be overwhelmed...
I have known the phrase, "Only one life twill soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last," by C.T. Studd since I was a little kid. And that saying has stuck with me.This past week was an incredible opportunity to be at a concert where this very phrase had...
I have a simple thought for today. Psalm 8:3-4 says:"When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained;Â What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?"From the smallest...
