I was talking with my barber the other day. Actually, I’m not sure if you call them “barbers” anymore. But to call him a “hair stylist” sounds awkward. I go to one of those chain shops, and he does a great job. But “stylist”?
I guess I’ll just call him “the guy who cuts…
I wrote this several years ago when these events occurred. I can see with better hindsight now how God was working, but I couldn't then. Interesting to reread it and see how awesome God is when we're facing our worst. - Dave
I’ve been learning a lot about suffering recently, and I’m…
Turkey bacon is a lie of the devil.
Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. But for a big guy who loves to eat, something about it just seems deceptive. And we all know Satan is the father of all lies, right? I mean, it looks like real bacon, it even smells like real bacon a bit.…
As an intellectual exercise today, I'd like us to deal with an analogy.
a·nal·o·gy /əˈnaləjē/
noun -"a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification."
Oftentimes when dealing with a moral problem, it helps to take a step back and look at…
One buddy of mine, who we’ll call “Bill”, has fought an addiction to pornography his whole life. It started with a magazine he found by accident as a boy. The photographs inside permanently twisted him so that Bill can no longer get pleasure from what most would consider “normal sexual activity”. This has also limited…
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I was in a staff meeting for a secular job once, and our company was exploring ways to help us "get in touch with ourselves spiritually". An enthusiastic young lady was leading the session. As she began, she asked us to relax, open our palms upward, and try to “center ourselves”.
Already, I’m lost. When…
The saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” is most likely the oldest English proverb still in use today. It was recorded as far back as 1175 in Old English Homilies. From the title of the book, the saying was old even in the eleven hundreds. But it…
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Anyone who knows me knows I have a great fondness for musicals. They were a source of joy and escape throughout a fairly tough childhood.
However…I don’t like all musicals.
For instance, I specifically like shows that are optimistic and full of life and joy.
I like plots about how people are basically the same…
A friend reposted a question on her Facebook page from John Tesh's radio show. The puffy-haired spokesman, best known for his stint on Entertainment Tonight, asked:
“When you get to heaven, who are you going to look for first?”
The answers were probably what you’d expect.
There were about 100 “mommas”
Lots of deceased…
Watch Dave preach at the Naples Gathering from Sunday, July 25.
