This morning, while reading Genesis 22, one sentence stayed with me: “Because you have obeyed Me and have not withheld even your son, your only son.” That verse leads me to a hard but honest question: What would I withhold from God? Would it be my health, my family, my security, my reputation, or the… Read more »
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California at the Breaking Point
As California moves toward 2026, it feels less like a future we are choosing and more like one being forced upon us. The state that once stood for opportunity now feels weighed down by rules, costs, and decisions made far from the lives they affect. Under Governor Gavin Newsom, California has been governed by mandates… Read more »
Some Things I Have Learned in My Old Age
The older I get, the better I can see the past. Not because I remember more details, but because I understand them more clearly. Time has a way of stripping excuses from our choices and revealing patterns we were too busy or too proud to notice when we were younger. What once felt confusing now… Read more »
God Keeps What Is His
During my quiet time, I had worship music playing in the background. Without warning, the theme from Schindler’s List came on. It is a piece of music Carol and I both struggle to listen to. It carries too much weight, too much sorrow, too much history. Yet instead of turning it off, I let it… Read more »
Faith Beyond the Gavel
The church does have a responsibility to defend its rights. When religious liberty is narrowed, biblical conviction is pushed aside, and courts are asked to redefine truth, conscience, life, and morality, silence is not faithfulness. Laws matter. Rights matter. History makes it clear that freedoms are rarely lost overnight, but slowly—through rulings and compromises that… Read more »
A Quiet Life
This morning of the first day of 2026, while reading Ecclesiastes chapters 5 through 7, I was reminded of what a truly great life really is. That realization came after a year that felt heavier than I expected. It was a year marked by war overseas, deep political division at home, economic uncertainty, and natural… Read more »
An Old Man’s Reflection
As the year comes to a close, there is a natural slowing if we allow it. The days shorten, the calendar thins, and the noise of life softens just enough to invite reflection. We begin to look back—not only at what we did, but at what truly mattered. Endings have a way of drawing our… Read more »
Standing in Hard Times
This morning, while reading in Habakkuk and Numbers 20, I was struck by how familiar both scenes felt. Different people, different moments in history—but the same kind of pressure, the same weight on the soul. And as I read, it was impossible not to see our own time reflected back at us. Habakkuk is watching… Read more »
The Journey
As I read the Word, Acts 23:11 stood out clearly to me. In the middle of the night, the Lord comes to Paul and says, “Take courage… you must testify in Rome.” God gives Paul the promise—but He gives no map. No timeline. No explanation of chains, shipwrecks, courts, or confinement. He names the destination… Read more »
I HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
Turn the Lights On in Health Care I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. Health care in America is too expensive because no one tells the truth about what things really cost. Hospitals, drug companies, insurance companies, and intermediaries all make deals behind closed doors. Patients do not see the prices. Insurance pays the bill. The government fills… Read more »