Does God Pull For The Buffalo Bills?

This past weekend, Stevie Johnson, wide-receiver for the Buffalo Bills, dropped a perfectly thrown game-winning pass in overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Because of the dropped pass, the Steelers were given new life and ended up winning the ballgame.  Stevie Johnson was distraught because of his costly mistake.  So following the game, Stevie tweeted the …

No Matter What!

Have you ever said something along the lines of, “I’d never do anything like that, no matter what!”  Probably we all have, and while it’s great to have such a confident resolve, we need to be humble and aware of  the possibility of our weaknesses.  If we aren’t careful, we can take our eyes off …

Stop Praying!

Stop praying?  Now, that’s not what you typically hear, but that’s exactly what God once told Moses.  Not that God was frowning on prayer, but the time for praying without action had passed.  It was time to act.  God told Moses to tell the children of Israel to “move forward!” (Exodus 14:15). Friends, could it …

What Is Spiritual?

Consider the following scenario:  A young lady goes to a campfire devotional.  As the Sun goes down, and the stars appear, she cannot help but notice the beauty of the night sky.  As the evening grows darker, a campfire is built and everyone circles the campfire.  One of the men present is selected to give …

Free Tickets to the Fair!

This past weekend, we attended the Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville with a couple friends. As we were leaving the fair and returning to our car, we noticed that there was a long line of people who were in line to purchase entry tickets to the fair. My friend happened to have a few unused, …