I Want to Keep Growing Up Until the Day I Die
In 1964 Bob Dylan wrote and recorded a song called My Back Pages. I was just a little kid then, but its chorus has haunted me ever since the age of my body has become significantly older than the person…
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You Need the Church and the Church Needs You
When I was in my early teens I hated going to church, but that didn’t matter to my parents. They forced me to go anyway. Every Sunday. So I made it work for me. Once we arrived at church, my…
God’s Daily Goals for His Followers
As we begin another new year, many of us are at least attempting to set some goals for the days ahead
This Could Help Get Your New Year Off to a Great Start
As a pastor, I work on Sundays. I know some of you think that’s the only day of the week that pastors work. That would be awesome if it was true! The fact is, being a pastor keeps me really…
The Heart of Christmas
Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. To many it’s a warm wonderful time of year, filled with laughter and love and great memories. To others, the happiness of so many around them simply heightens their…
One of the Hardest Things In Life To Learn
There are a lot of things in life that aren’t easy to learn. For me, one of them is golf. I’ve been trying to learn to play better golf for forty years. The fact is, I still don’t have that…
The Hope of Peace on Earth
Ever since Adam and Eve chose to go their own way instead of God’s, we human beings have struggled with sin. Sin within ourselves. Sin in those around us. And that is painfully still true and evident in the world…
You Can Live With Joy Even When Life Isn’t Joyful
Joy comes to those who take hold of it. Just like enjoyment comes to the Gudgels when we spend time at the beach. Over the course of our adult lives, Bernice and I have lived near the Pacific Ocean twice.…
The Story the Bible Tells Gives Us a Lot to Be Thankful For
Thanksgiving is a time when we stop to focus on the things in our life that we are thankful for. For many of us, that list comes very easy. For others, not so much. But whatever the current circumstances of…
Holiday Opportunities for Living Intentionally
The holidays provide so many opportunities to strengthen important relationships in your life. But it’s easy to miss those opportunities because of all the crazy that goes along with the holidays. In order to make the most of this time…