Use the force Luke

Funny Friday Quote:  Troy Peterson
“Sometimes when I’m sitting in my car at a stop light, I imagine myself as Luke Skywalker, and I close my eyes and concentrate on using the force.  Sometimes I have to concentrate longer than others, but I know it works, ’cause the light always turns green.”
Bible verse of the day:  [...]

Anger can be contagious

Story of the day:  Anger can be contagious
     In his autobiography, Number 1, Billy Martin told a bout hunting in Texas with Mickey Mantle.  Mickey had a friend who would let them hunt on his ranch.  When they reached the ranch, Mickey told Billy to wait in the car while he checked in with his [...]

Overlook a small sin?

Story of the day:  Overlook a small sin
     Moody writes:  “Some decisions about what Jesus would do are as clear as black and white.  But sometimes the answer isn’t quite so apparent.  And yet other times, we know the right answer, but don’t want to do it.  One of those times is when nobody will [...]

Breaking the holds of gravity

Story of the day:  Breaking the holds of gravity
     Bill Morris wrote an interesting piece on freedom and here’s what he had to say:  “When you stand beside a 747 jet on the runway, its massive weight and size make it seem incapable of breaking the holds of gravity.
     But when the power of its [...]

The fall of Lucifer

Story of the day:  The fall of Lucifer
     Pride can creep into our lives in many different fashions.  It is a tool that is used by the devil that can puff us up, but when all is said and done, it is the one tool that can make us fall the hardest.
When people are asked [...]

Funny Friday Quote: TVs in Cars

Funny Friday Quote:  TVs in cars
“Television sets are becoming very popular in automobiles these days.  My uncle has a television set in his automobile, but it led to a little trouble.  You see, he was sitting in the car watching television while his wife was driving on the through way at sixty miles per hour.  [...]

You’ll know I’m a Christian if…

Story of the day:  You’ll know I’m a Christian if…
     How can people tell you’re a Christian?  Here is a little homework.  Answer this statement before you finish reading to the end of this story.  You’ll know I’m a Christian if…  Is your answer, the way you dress or the way your hair is cut, the bumper stickers that you [...]

His Blood covers our lives

Story of the day:  His Blood covers our lives.
     Jeffrey Ebert shares this story: 
When I was five years old, before factory-installed seat belts and automobile air bags, my family was driving home at night on a two-lane country road.  I was sitting on my mother’s lap when another car, driven by a drunk driver, swerved [...]

More, More, More

Story of the day:  More, More, More
     We live in a time where people want more, more, more and now, now, now.  Credit has plagued us like a disease and the cure has been prolonged due to “lack of funds.”  It has become easy to charge on credit cards.  “The world bombards us with messages telling us [...]

Why does God allow suffering?

Story of the day:  Why does God allow suffering?
     On one of our many trips this summer, Jeff and I were asked the following question:  “Why does God allow suffering?”  This isn’t the first time that we have been asked this question.  Billy Graham writes that “it isn’t an easy issue, because it goes to the heart [...]