What If Your Child Says They’re Gay
What would you do if your son or daughter came home one day and told you they were gay or identified with another gender? What would you do?
Family
Uncategorized
To Be Considered…The Responsibility of Legacy
I am a grandfather. People tell me I look plenty old enough to be a grandfather. I’m not sure how
Doubts & Deliberations
Do You Have a Divided Heart?
What kind of man has a divided heart? More to the point, “can a Christian have a divided heart?”
Faith
Real Faith is a Bold Faith!
Prov. 18:1 states clearly that, “The wicked flee when no one pursues but the righteous are a bold as a lion.”
My purpose is not to disparage those whose faith is weak, we have all been there, after all Jesus said that a faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain, rather, I want to encourage all of us to strive for a bolder faith…
Wisdom
Who Do You Listen To?
Everyone needs someone they can turn to for wise advice. Only a fool listens exclusively to his own counsel. In fact, Proverbs 12:15 warns us, “The way of a fool is wise in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.” So, my friend, to whom do you go for counsel?
Prolife
Why Men Should Be Prolife
Men have a right to have a say in the abortion debate. Some forget or willingly ignore the fact that the child in the womb is as much his as the mother’s. When the baby is aborted, the life taken was as much a part of the father as well as the mother…
Family
Forget the Past or Remember the Past Part 2
We all have events in our past that we would like to forget. Past sins and poor choices can haunt us to the point that we are debilitated by them. As human as it is to dwell on past sins and failures, God wants us to acknowledge them, learn from them, confess, repent, and move on to the meaningful, productive life He has planned…
Forgiveness
Forget the Past or Remember the Past?
An important skill for successful living is knowing what to forget and what to remember. For example, it is critical that we men remember our wife’s birthday but forget her age. Humorous, but it is so true!
Forgiveness
Fresh Grace and New Mercies
Winter is not my favorite time of year. But one of the aspects of winter that I do enjoy is the clean, white look of the landscape after a fresh snowfall. It’s as if God is covering the harshness of winter with “fresh grace” to remind us of His ability to transform what is ugly in our lives into something beautiful…
Christmas
Father, It Is Time!
Heaven was buzzing with anticipation. All the angels knew something incredible was about to happen, but no one knew what. Speculation ran rampant among the heavenly host. Suddenly, there was a new excitement in the worship as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exited the Holy of Holies…
Freedom
A New Leaf or A New Life?
Do you desperately need to make a change in your life? Are you sick and tired of the bondage in which you find yourself? Often you hear someone say that they just need to “Turn Over a New Leaf.” The trouble with Turning Over a New Leaf is that all it takes is a slight change in the wind to flip that leaf right back over to the side you tried to leave behind…
Evil
How Does a Godly Man Deal with Evil Pt 2
There are evil people in the world. Evil people must be dealt with swiftly and justly by the governing authorities. When justice is ignored or unduly delayed, evil people are emboldened to act more wickedly. But how is a godly man to deal in his heart with the wicked acts of evil people?
Evil
How Does a Godly Man Deal with Evil?
October 25, 2023 started out like any other fall day in Maine, people went to work, cared for their families, spent time with friends and other routine activities. But before that day ended, 18 people lost their lives at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston. A massive manhunt ensued until Robert Card was found dead that Friday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Thanksgiving
Give Thanks
Abrham Lincoln said that “most people are about as happy as they have decided to be.” As we turn our attention to Thanksgiving this week, I’d like to amend that a bit to say, “most people are about as thankful as they have decided to be.”
Deception
Zeal Without Knowledge
It was sometime in the fall of 1974 when I drove to Boston, to New England Deaconess School of Nursing to pick up my sister, Pam, and some of her friends to drive them back to Maine for a long weekend break. I had made the trip a few times before without incident, but this time was different…