Strange things can happen. Some you can’t explain. One night, my friend was on a ride-along. He said, “Every time I ride with you it is boring.” Within a few minutes, I received a call. It was a domestic disturbance…

I learned in Army Basic Training how to respond to drill sergeants' questions. Make them short and to the point. When they ask a question, keep it short. This kept them from hollering at you…

When I married in 1983, I thought I knew a lot about my wife. We dated for a little over a year before. She came from a divorced family, and I had parents who were married for their lifetime. My wife told me many times she didn’t think we would be married forever. Maybe it was from witnessing divorce in her parent's life…

I often wonder what happens in the lives of some Christians who accept (or make a profession) Jesus Christ and then do nothing thereafter. Is it because they never made a genuine decision (therefore still unconverted)? …

Years ago, a friend of mine rode with me while patrolling a zone. I was assigned that day to answer calls for service for my zone. My friend was a big man who was fulfilling his time as a reserve deputy sheriff. When I say he was big, he was BIG. He was 6’03, and about 290 pounds of raw strength…

God is my God, but my best friend is my wife. My best male friend is named Roselle (nicknamed- Rip). We started working out many years ago (above 25). We come from two completely different backgrounds and ethnicity. Both of us share the same heavenly Father. We became casual friends in the beginning, training together at the gym…

Years ago in seminary, our preaching lab professor shared different methods for preaching in church. He told us one method used the idea of what is called “reinforcement preaching.” …

Several years ago, I stood at the bedside of a woman who was dying of pancreatic cancer. She was a church member. She was nearly incapacitated due to the pain medicines the nurses in the hospice facility were administering. I believe she could hear us…

As I watched my father pass from this world in a hospital bed in 1989, it was tough. For a man I had such a great example of strength and courage who endured World War II, the Korean Conflict, and three tours in Vietnam, I saw life pass from his body. I was in a state of shock for many months after he died…

I remember years ago; I was picked up by the Army Military Police as a child. I had gotten into trouble. They took custody of me and drove me to the police station. I deserved it. I had a bad temper as a younger adolescent. This time it warranted it. I had gotten into a fight during a football game…

Are you familiar with the Christian term, “Name it and Claim it!” In verse 22, many have used this verse to ask God for anything and receive it. This leaves the believer who embraces this with a dangerous theology…

When I was stationed in Germany in 1983, my wife arrived from America six months pregnant. We figured it out; our son was conceived on our honeymoon night. A few months later, she gave birth to our premature son…

Have you ever heard the Biblical verse from 2 Peter 3:8? “That one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day?” When you miss a loved one and wonder how long it will be to see them again. Doesn’t it seem to be forever?

I spoke to a person last night who was praying about placement for a mother in a care center. There were a lot of things that would have to come together financially first. The mother would need a lot of memory-related care. The mother also needed a large amount of money before she could be placed in a care center…

In society today, we see pictures of sinfulness everywhere. Some see it as selfishness, and self-centeredness, while others label it as obtaining the “American Dream.” The heart of it all though is a rejection of rules placed into effect by a moral society. Morality has its roots in the Word of God…

What kind of person are you? Are you a glass half-full, or a glass half-empty person? One is an optimist, and the other is a pessimist. I discovered early in my law enforcement career I was becoming a glass-half-empty person…

Martyrs for Christ are seen everywhere in history. Here is an example of those who stood the test of time for Christ: “Polycarp was probably a disciple of the Apostle John who wrote the books of the Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John, and the book of Revelation…

The other night my wife and I were watching a television show. We were getting more and more aggravated. It seems in every series; scandal pervades. After noticing it, I saw how many we saw resistance to existing truths of yesteryear…

One day, my wife and I, along with my daughter and her boyfriend were entering a store. The girls wanted to go shopping. As we entered the Marshalls store, I opened the door for the girls. They entered the first set of doors and waited for me to open the second set…

In my early days in law enforcement, I worked inside the jail. The jail was a relic from the 1950s. There were still steel bars on cells, along with an old galley-style door that had to be manually operated by a crank to open cells…