When David asked the prophet Nathan if he should build the temple, Nathan immediately told him to go ahead and do this. However, that night the Lord came to Nathan and told the prophet what he had said was wrong. He returned to David and gave the king the message from God. Sometimes we, like Nathan, give our own opinions about the…

You know the trick.  A magician fans a deck of cards out in your direction and bids you to, “Pick a card, any card.”  There are so many choices.  They basically all look the same, until you take one and look at the other side of it.  While that card bears some similarities to others in the deck (maybe the same suit,…

Another year has come upon us. Many of us celebrated by setting off fireworks or watching the Times Square countdown. Many more of us are determined to make some resolutions. This is a great time for us to look back on the previous year and see where we succeeded, where we failed, where we grew, and where we fell short. Certainly, there…

Another year has come upon us. Many of us celebrated by setting off fireworks or watching the Times Square countdown. Many more of us are determined to make some resolutions. This is a great time for us to look back on the previous year and see where we succeeded, where we failed, where we grew, and where we fell short. Certainly, there…

There has been a major change in college sports and the details of the new program, the NIL, can be complicated. Basically, it says that any athlete can leave the team he has joined and enter a portal to be paid more to play for his new team. If no one signs him, he might think of himself as being a college…

In 1898, Cyrus S. Nusbaum penned the well-known hymn, “Let Him Have His Way with Thee,” while living in southeastern Kansas.  The three stanzas of the song each ask three questions about your relationship with Jesus and what “you” would be willing to let Him do in your life and what “you” would be willing to do for Him.  Each of the…