The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. Psalm 145:8 I take great comfort in the story of David.  David had his successes, but he also had some big failures.  Most importantly, however, he had a relationship with God. In Acts it states that David was a man after God's…

A devotional I wrote for my church, St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Decatur IL. Ephesians 6: 7-8   Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. In a speech to striking sanitation workers, Martin…

A devotional I wrote for my church, St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Decatur IL. Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.    Ephesians 5:1 What makes God smile? Have…

A devotional I wrote for my church, St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Decatur IL. Everyone likes to be a winner.  In kids’ video games, the goal is to advance to the next level.  Do we realize how easy it is to advance to the next level in the game of life?  All we have to do…

Out of the sun, packed in a diamond formation and flying as one that day, the Minute Men dove at nearly the speed of sound toward a tiny emerald patch on Ohio's unwrinkled crazy quilt below.  It was a little after nine on the morning of June 7, 1958, and the destination of the Air…

"Whoever wants to be great must become a servant." – Mark 10:43 (Msg) You can tell what they are by what they do. – Matthew 7:16 We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position.  If you can demand service from others you've arrived.  In our…