We grabbed hands, palms together, and on the count of three the battle was on. We each tightened our shoulders, worked our elbows and wrists trying with everything we had to force the other to say, no to cry out, to BEG for "Mercy!" I fought this battle against my brothers, my best friends, kids … Continue reading Begging Jesus

Will you join me in a morning prayer? -Scott *************************** Dear Father, Creator, Sustainer, Law Giver, and Judge of mankind, Thank You for loving me. Thank you for giving me opportunity and after opportunity to return to You. I know that I am not always the person I should be. I know that sometimes - … Continue reading Thank You, God

One year ago tomorrow, my younger brother passed away after fighting a glioblastoma for 5 months.  One year. How can it already be one year? I had plans last fall. I had plans to have him come up when he was felling better to see The Crimson Tide play at home. He had come in … Continue reading A Year has Passed

My niece is getting married next month, so I am thinking about marital advice. While looking through a few articles and posts about marriage a ran across this ne I posted a few years ago.  I thought I would share it again. This is a glimpse, just a few moments – 10 to be precise … Continue reading Daily Marriage

A video edition this morning. -Scott https://youtu.be/TJ7SvMSjO7M

David knows the end of his life and reign are near. Bucking the convention of the Ancient Near East, he skips over a few of his sons and chooses Solomon to be his heir to the throne in Jerusalem. After a speech to Israel, David's attention turns to Solomon. "And you, Solomon my son, know … Continue reading What God Wants

“Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmatic, taught to the tune of a Hickory stick . . .” So say the song lyrics. But that never made sense to me.  I thought that spelling was important.  There are not three “R”s but one “R”, one “W”, and one “A” – but I digress. This morning while thinking about … Continue reading Triple R

It is my firm conviction that Satan loves division. I consider that one of his main weapons from the very beginning. He used lies to divide Adam and Eve from God and from the garden. He used jealousy to divide Cain and Abel and then Cain killed Abel. When Satan can divide our relationships, he … Continue reading United or Untied?

Seven years ago, Chris Gallagher asked me to write a post of What I love about the church. I gave three reasons then. Here are the “edited for content and to fit in the allotted space” reasons I gave then. I love the Church in view of the fact that God loved Her enough to purchase Her … Continue reading Loving the Church

Jehoshaphat was not jumpy.  Jehoshaphat was steady.  This king of Judah heavily relied on God. The chronicler records, "The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according … Continue reading 7 Things