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What’s in a name? If you peruse a baby book, you can learn the meaning of each name. For example, Ethan means strong, firm; it has good implications, but a name does not determine character. Character makes a person’s name good, bad or something in-between. A person can make a... Read More →

We all have many decisions to make and no one sets out to make bad decisions that bring painful consequences. God has given each of us the potential to be great decision makers, but most of the big decisions in life require much prayer and input from others. Seeking wise counsel... Read More →

Fear, sarcasm and imagining worst-case scenarios can be the responses when we feel our backs are against the proverbial wall. We can have our backs against the wall vocationally, relationally or physically. In those times, we need to follow three biblical mandates: fear not,... Read More →

Negativity is all around us. We are exposed to it in every form of media as well as in our social and personal lives. It is enticing, comes easily and can infect us. It is a deadly and devastating influence that can wreck a relationship, destroy a marriage, damage a family, tear... Read More →

Parenting is not for the weak. God has entrusted to us the responsibility for nurturing, training and protecting our children. It is the most important job on the planet, and if we’re to raise our game it requires a strategic game plan. To insure the goal is safely reached, a... Read More →

Most of us battle the green-eyed monster in one way or another. Envy is two headed; not only do I want what you have but I don’t want you to have it either. Envy causes conflict wherever it roams–between family members, friends, co-workers and neighbors. It may drive one... Read More →

Fresh Start If you had 2014 to live over again, would you do something differently? Most of us would because we made some mistakes and had some failures last year. It’s a fact of life that we’re going to make mistakes and come up short as we go through life. It probably comes as... Read More →

Netflixmas It’s a Wonderful Life Have you ever been standing so close to a picture that you can’t see the image of the picture? It’s not until you step back and get the big picture that you can see the image. Maybe it’s that way in some areas of your life. You focus so much on... Read More →

Moses is a name found on most any list of Biblical greats…a hero, a leader, a faithful servant. His great accomplishments are many and miraculous. Yet, if you look back to the time when God first called him to lead the Israelites, he was not a cooperative volunteer. He was more... Read More →