17 Iron sharpens iron,    and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17 ESV) The importance of relationships should be very obvious. However, in many cases, men especially, do not form close relationships with other men. I was brought up to be very independent and my father valued personal resilience. Throughout the years I can count few close … Read more

10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV) Make no mistake, these days it takes a lot of money just to live. I have watched my children work to make lives for themselves with modest incomes and it … Read more

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 ESV) When we come to Christ a change should happen in our life. We have been made anew, brought from darkness to light, and bought with a price. Thus, our lives are no longer our own. However, we cannot … Read more

41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42 ESV) How many times have you read scripture or listened to a sermon and afterward realized that you got absolutely nothing from them? Like … Read more

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 ESV) Humans are often lead astray by shiny objects, things of beauty. Whether that be … Read more