Lessons From My Vacuum Cleaner Part 3: Moving Backward & The Winner’s Circle

“To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.”   – Revelation 3:21 NIV Here I am writing on another lesson I learned from my trusty vacuum cleaner. Just how many more lessons […]

Carpe Diem

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” Proverbs 27:1 NIV     I recently saw the statement, Carpe Diem, on a university logo. It caught my attention. I thought how wonderful for that institution to remind its students of a basic tenet in life.   But then […]

When God is Silent

“Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.” – John 11:5-6 Have you ever noticed how loud silence can be?   Earlier this week I traveled to a conference hosted in an area I didn’t know well, so […]

Giant Slayer

“You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.” 1 Samuel 17:45 NIV       I had always envisioned David’s Goliath as this huge giant that was bigger than any oak tree.   But he wasn’t. By most accounts, he stood probably […]