Tim Tracy If you have any contact with social media, you’ve noticed how everyone is striving to be perfect. Suddenly you can’t post a selfie without at least one filter or go out for dinner without showing your perfectly plated food. Even your dog has to look immaculately groomed and photogenic. What if you just decided to … Read more
God’s Hall of Faith Hebrews 11 is a concise summary of major events in the history of Israel. It’s often called “God’s Hall of Faith,” and reads like a Who’s Who of biblical heroes– Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, to name a few. Most of the names will be familiar to anyone who … Read more
Hot Fun In The Summer Sun What comes to mind when you think of summer? For some it’s beaches and pools, barbecues and games, family and friends. For others it’s heat and humidity, sunburn and sweat, mosquitoes and extra expenses. Perspective matters, doesn’t it? Personally I’m not a big fan of summer. In fact, … Read more
Do You Know Your Identity In Christ? Good things do come in small packages. Jesus taught using stories called parables, and some of them are quite short– but incredibly potent. An example is the parable of the wise and foolish builders. It’s only four verses, but it’s packed with a powerful truth: “Therefore everyone who … Read more
Remember Paul Harvey? Years ago there was a famous newscaster named Paul Harvey who often reported on little-known stories from history. He always closed his radio shows with, “And now you know…the rest of the story.” In previous blog posts I’ve shared my testimony about coming to Christ at the age of 18 in the … Read more
On the Road to Jericho Have you ever heard “It’s all in the details”? The quote comes from creative genius Walt Disney, and it’s a good thing to keep in mind as you read the Bible. You may be reading a passage and notice something and think, “I wonder why he mentioned that?” Doing some … Read more
Why May Is A Special Month May is always a special month for me. There are a couple of reasons for that. My birthday is in May — feel free to send gifts 🙂 The second reason is that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when many individuals, groups and ministries seek to … Read more
Burdened With Emotional Baggage? Right on page 2 of his book The Source of My Strength, author and pastor Charles Stanley wrote a paragraph that almost took my breath away. He was talking about the tragic effect of emotional baggage in the lives of so many people, including Christians. He wrote, “Some of the heartaches, … Read more
Don’t Set Perfection As Your Goal You may think this title doesn’t make any sense. “Embracing imperfection? Who wants to be imperfect?” you may ask. Well, who wants to spend their entire life being unhappy? The answer would be no one. But that is what you are likely to do if you are always … Read more
God of the Seasons The tagline on my logo is “Blessings, Breakthroughs, Beginnings.” Our God is the creator of seasons, and He is definitely a fan of new beginnings. Genesis 8:22 says, “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” It is … Read more