No matter if she ministered publicly or at home, Catherine Booth realized it was all worship for God. I remember hearing about a sign hanging over a kitchen sink that said, “Divine service held here three times daily.” That is really true. It could also apply to laboring over a lathe or a desk. Divine service occurs when the proper perspective is there…

As I have mentioned, the workplace can be a hazardous environment. It seems there is no end to the dog-eat-dog mentality. I witnessed it yesterday. A friend shared with me his concern at is job. He told me work was a really bad place at times. Those who were in charge, wanted more power…

Years ago, I responded to a shooting. Three females were the complainants. None were injured. The women said a man in a house (they were still standing in front of) started randomly shooting at them. At least this was their story…

In leadership, every leader should understand their responsibility of their job. It is easy to accept, but harder to maintain. Many times in a good job promotion, the person is excited, until reality sets in of the environment they just stepped into…

If you have ever worked in any job, you often see those who were willing to stab anyone in the back. This is because they interfered with their chance to get ahead or maintain a position. I remember many situations. It was normally centered on prestige, power, or money…

When I was working at K-Mart in high school, I was a stock boy. I was the only one working each afternoon from 4-9 PM. There was one other employee who worked in the storage area alongside me many times who complained all the time. One day an assignment was given to me to pull a large quantity of items for an endcap display on the main isle…

When I was young I saw the movie Night of the Living Dead in a drive-in movie with my parents. It wasn’t the movie they thought it was, but dad said we already paid. So my sister and I spent a lot of time looking through our fingers which covered our eyes. The movie was about the dead rising from the grave…

When I was in middle school, and through my early high school days I had a best friend. He was like a brother to me. We were inseparable. When we went to school we had many of the same classes. When we were out of school, we spent our days together from early in the morning, to the time we had to be home at night…

In jails throughout America, the sole reason for prisoners not committing suicide is hope. It is belief that one day things will be different, or those who will be with them one day. I have spoken to fathers over the years in jails who have said they can’t wait to get out of jail to see their kids…

I often see small stones on cemetery plots. What do they mean? Here is an example: “So why place stones on the grave? The explanations vary, from the superstitious to the poignant. The superstitious rationale for stones is that they keep the soul down. There is a belief, with roots in the Talmud, that souls con¬tinue to dwell for a while in the graves in which they are placed…

I remember after my father died in 1989. I didn’t cry. I don’t know exactly why. After about three months, one the tears hit me. I burst into tears when I least expected it; in front of someone. I experienced the realization of loss that day…

I remember one day, looking at Facebook videos. I viewed one which dealt with what happens to a person after death. I wanted to see if the person knew what they were talking about, compared to my training and experiences while in 25 years of law enforcement…

I wonder why I have a desire to go each week to visit my daughter in the cemetery. To me it is still important. Sara graduated to heaven on January 15, 2018. After Sara’s death, I decided I would go each week to visit and to take care of her plot…

As I study the Bible each day in preparation for these devotions, I take time to read in my own personal Bible time. I set time each day to sit down and read. Some is from the Old Testament, and then the New Testament…

In a world with some many people claiming to be Christian, it is shocking how little conform to the teachings of Jesus Christ. “According to the latest report from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, a full 69% of U.S. adults self-identify as Christian…

When Martha encountered Jesus that day, He would challenge her to decide. Would she be known as the one who served Jesus, or would she decide in her heart to put all her works down and be a Mary?

After the passing of our daughter in 2018, I had a lot of questions about her passing. All my questions were about what the Bible had to say concerning the death of those we love…

I am wired as a “get things done” type of person. I don’t postpone things which can be done now. I prefer doing things as soon as possible. This way I don’t have to worry about them later. They are already done…

Sometimes, some of the hardest things are the most necessary. We don’t like doing them, but it has to be done. Whether it is firing a friend at a job, telling the truth when it is not popular, or breaking a relationship which is not healthy…

In law enforcement, death was a familiar sight. One month, I worked almost 20 death investigations. Death is unnatural to the living. It’s even frightening to those who have never observed it. We all live, and we all die…