Worship

People idolize many things. People worship many things. Some worship material things such as money, vehicles, buildings, or clothes. Some worship athletes, singers, movie stars, or politicians. Others worship gods of nature, mythological beings, religious leaders, or even their own ancestors. Still others worship fame, recognition, power, or accomplishments. Whatever you put as primary place …

Fellowship

In life, we need other people and they need us. There is a Greek word in the New Testament, koinonia, which is translated "fellowship." This type of fellowship is a strong connection with other people, the kind that is deeper than just surface level friendship. When we are in a fellowship, we have a band …

Derek, like Derek Jeter… without the money

When you meet new people, how do you introduce yourself? For me, it goes like this: "Hey, I'm Derek, like Derek Jeter - just without the money!" Why would I introduce myself like that? Before I get to the answer, I want to say this: I am convinced that it is important to learn people's …

Driving Tip #138 — Watch out for Shovels!

On a recent drive down I-75, I was passed by an SUV obviously in a hurry to get to their vacation destination. They flew past me and the others on the road, with their plastic storage container strapped to the top of their vehicle. All of a sudden, I saw what looked like trash coming …

Inspiring others to have HOPE in the midst of the pandemic

Yesterday at Costco was bizarre. It inspired me to write this short post. Everyone was filled with fear. No one was talking to one another. There was a line of course to enter the store, since the store is doing their part to limit the number of shoppers inside the building, to help everyone to …

Go-To Christmas Decorations

Every family has their go-to decorations that make their home feel like Christmas. Some of them are: Lights on the outside of the house Nativity scenes Christmas tree Stockings hung by the chimney with care Wrapped presents Christmas candles Elf on the shelf Mistletoe Inflatables in the yard Nutcrackers Advent calendar Days-til-Christmas calendar Christmas wreaths …

Giving Thanks FOR the Most Difficult Situations?!

Each year at Thanksgiving, people take time to reflect on all the things they have to be thankful for: family, health, country, friends, turkey and dressing, relationship with God, job, hobbies, God's Word, football, pecan pie, and the list goes on and on. There is certainly much to be thankful for. But God calls us …

Great things that happen in homes: REST

Life can be exhausting. The modern pace of life is to be busy, busy, busy at work, work, work to earn, earn, earn to provide, provide, provide and have fun, fun, fun. That pace of life from before daylight until late each night can wear you down. Constant communication with others through texting, social media …

Great Things That Happen In Homes: WORK

For many people, work is a "4-letter word." They would never consider work to be one of the great things that happen in homes because they could never consider work to be a great thing. I truly believe that work is one of the great things that happen in homes. At an early age, children …

Great Things That Happen in Homes: CREATIVITY

Don't you love the sound of little kids playing with their toys in the playroom at the house? I'm talking about the kind of play where you walk in and see that brothers and sisters and their friends have created an entire world using legos, furniture, hot wheels racetracks, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jesse, Cinderella, Barbie, …