A special player on our team: http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10363225/super-bowl-marshawn-lynch-seattle-seahawks-gets-skittles-mix   Father, please continue to bless Marshawn's life. Be close to him and keep him safe from all harm. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.    

                          Okay, I'm not talking about board games or card games or actual games. I'm talking about "the games people play". And let's face it, there are plenty of games played in publishing. Even Christian publishing. Gasp! And I can't play them. I just can't. Some of the required steps to secure an…

Some of you might've read my post on Saturday. Or maybe you caught this one. Or perhaps here. Pictured below are three young professional football players who I respect and to whom I'm loyal. And since this is the time of year when hysteria strikes the sports media, I'm happy to contribute my own brand…

    " . . . You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  . . ." Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) " . . . Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)

                                Real loyalty comes from the heart, gravitates to the soul, and proceeds to words and deeds. Pseudo-loyalty can be bought for a season, but if it must be purchased, the price will continually escalate as others seek it for themselves. There are all kinds of loyalties generated by families, friends, teammates, soldiers, countries,…

And a little beauty. Aaahhh . . .     God, thank you for beauty and the beach. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                                  If you watched the NFC Championship game, where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the last few seconds by a spectacular game-saving tip of a Colin Kaepernick pass to Michael Crabtree by Richard Sherman resulting in an interception in the end zone by Malcolm Smith, you know at the…

      He [Jesus] said to them . . . ,"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8 (NIV) Are you a witness for Jesus? Empowered by the Spirit…

                    Some people are outraged at the comments of Seattle Seahawk defensive back Richard Sherman yesterday (January 19th, 2014) after the San Francisco/Seattle Seahawks NFC Championship game. A hard fought battle by the top two teams in the NFC conference, Seattle managed to hold onto a victory with the final interception of a Colin Kaepernick…

                                                           God, thank you for those you call to athleticism, those who give you thanks and praise. What a blessing to watch them play. Thank you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.