Musings

I can remember well a sign that was on cars years ago which read, “God is my co-pilot”. I am positive everyone that had this sign on their car, had it there with good intentions. Is God our co-pilot? Does He take directions from us? Do we only need him when we feel everything is…

On January 6th, the 1983 12th regional championship team will be honored at McCreary Central High School. There are a lot of great life lessons you can learn from sports and from listening to coaches-lessons such as teamwork, preparation, goals, failure, success, and conflict resolution.  One of the greatest lessons I learned while playing sports…

There was a man in Russia giving a speech espousing the greatness of communism. He said, “Communism can put a new suit on every man here.”  A Christian standing by listening to the man give his speech got up after him and said, “Communism may be able to put a new suit on every man…

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his name Emmanuel.”   What a promise from the prophet Isaiah, that God was going to send His son, who would be Emmanuel, which means God with us. Micah said of Him, “But you,…

One of the great life lessons that my dad taught me was to be consistent. He taught me this more by example than by word. I watched him over decades being consistent in family, ministry, work, and anything else that he put his hand to. He taught it to me through biblical principles, “If you…

There’s a story I heard while teaching in a Bible school in Honduras. A goat fell into a dry well on a farm. The farmer did not like the goat and he needed to fill in the old well. By filling in the well and covering up the hated goat, he could take care of…

My father-in-law, Jerry O’Dell, is a missionary evangelist who has traveled all over the world. Hisknowledge of the Word and ministry has been a great blessing as he has mentored me in my life. One of the things he told me one day was, “Look out for sucker vines.” He explained to me that a…

“I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” These are the words of a young man that had taken all of his opportunities in life and squandered them. He had taken the advantages of his inheritance and wasted it. All the friends that he had when he had plenty were now gone. He…

When you see someone is wounded you have an option to pour in oil or salt. You could be one that heals or causes more pain. The Bible says, “Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.”   A person who is drowning does not need swimming lessons. They need a life…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In the Declaration of Independence, the order of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, are very important. If I…