Is this the Lord that the day has made?

Is this the Lord that the day has made?

We ran into a friend while we were out walking and he quoted Psalm 118:24, but with a new twist.  Biblically, the verse reads, “This is the day that the Lᴏʀᴅ has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).  You might have sung the chorus, “This is the day,...
When you need a change, God is able

When you need a change, God is able

Why do we continue to repeat the same sins we were sure we had “fixed” with the last prayer commitment to God?  I’ve grown in my faith over the years and know the Lord better now than I did at my salvation. The Lord is in the business of sanctification, making holy,...
If you had the power to change one thing

If you had the power to change one thing

I’ve always enjoyed the story of Aladdin and the Arabian Nights. As a child, I imagined having the magic lamp with the genie inside and thought about what I might wish for.  I recently found out the background of that story is much different than I thought and...
Why did an unchanging God create a changing world?

Why did an unchanging God create a changing world?

The month of March is filled with change here in Texas. It really does come in as a lion and leave as a lamb—usually. March brings about the changes in the weather I enjoy, but this year it is also bringing about changes in our world. Changing news occurs each day...
Twenty years of change

Twenty years of change

How can it be true? Twenty years ago, I was having my second cup of coffee after having dropped my boys off at school when the taped hour of Good Morning America went live. Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer were reporting what they knew, which wasn’t much at that...