Here's Mad in Your Eye
April 24, 2013
Matthew 6:22, 23 (Amplified Bible) – “The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light. But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you your […] [READ MORE]
Husband Gets Pre-Nope
March 27, 2013
Genesis 31:41 - “I have been twenty years in your house, I served you these fourteen years for your two daughters, and six for your cattle, and you have changed my wages ten times.”
I just read a story about a groundbreaking, precedent setting court case that will affect pre-nuptial agreements […] [READ MORE]
Think Responsibly
February 20, 2013
Romans 12:2 (Amplified Bible) - "Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs] but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude]."
Certain times of the year, especially around the holidays […] [READ MORE]
Guess What Charlie Did
February 14, 2013
Proverbs 19:22 - "Kindness makes a man attractive."
It's Valentine's Day! Love is in the air! Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 begins "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...". Well, what I found out recently is the things us men count as important sometimes aren't as important as […] [READ MORE]
It's All Relative
January 30, 2013
Genesis 13:8 - “And Abram said unto Lot, let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we be brethren.”
Message Translation: “Abram said to Lot, ‘Let’s not have any fighting between us, between your shepherds and my shepherds, after […] [READ MORE]
Extraordinary Things
November 21, 2012
James 5:17-18 – “Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the […] [READ MORE]
Gotcha Moments
October 31, 2012
James 1:5 (Amplified Bible) – “The giving God Who gives to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly…without fault finding”.
As we enter the final days of the highly charged political season, every day, opposing sides, no matter who it is, democrat or republican, are looking for that soundbite, that statement, that embarrassing event […] [READ MORE]
The Real Veal
August 2, 2012
Luke 15:23 - "Bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us be merry."
Several weeks ago, my family enjoyed a wonderful vacation at the beach. We had great weather, fun, time to reconnect, lots of relaxation, and an awesome time. For meals, my wife cooked a few, we […] [READ MORE]
"Mom's" the Word
May 10, 2012
Ephesians 6:2 - "Honor thy father and thy mother: which is the first commandment with promise".
As Mother's Day approaches, I think of Genny, my mother, who was a very special lady in my life. Not only as a mother, but as a friend. One of her best attributes, among many […] [READ MORE]
You Da Man!
February 3, 2012
1 Samuel 12:5-7 "Then was David's anger greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, as the Lord lives, the man who has done this is worthy of death. Then Nathan said to David, you are the man".
Did you even notice that the things that we dislike the […] [READ MORE]
When God Says Psssst!
January 20, 2012
Philippians 1:7 - "Even as it is meet [righteous, proper] for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart."
Did you know your children are in your heart? You carry your children in your heart the same way God carries you in His heart. You […] [READ MORE]
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Deliverance From Danger,
Freedom From Fear,
Walking in the Spirit,
Overcoming Stress,
Encouragement,
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LOL - Love Out Loud!
January 13, 2012
Matthew 22:37, 39 - "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and though shalt love they neighbor as thyself".
In the not so distant past, my family, especially my daughter, was amazed to find that I had […] [READ MORE]
Hand Grenades
October 28, 2011
Galatians 5:22-23 "But the fruit of the Spirit [the work that His presence within accomplishes] is...self control (self restraint)..."
Many of you might remember the incident a couple of Sundays ago after the San Francisco 49-ers and Detroit Lions football game between the two head coaches. The story monopolized the football […] [READ MORE]
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Knowing Who You Are In Christ,
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Emotions,
Walking in the Spirit,
The Power of Words,
Victory
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Let My People Go
September 27, 2011
Philippians 2:13 "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."
We all have family members, friends, loved ones and people who we deeply care about in our lives. People who God has placed in our lives, entrusted in our care or […] [READ MORE]
Speak Don't Freak by Natalie Fortunato
August 19, 2011
Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger."
Had anyone "push your buttons" lately? Or have you felt like mouthing off in the last day or two? Or raised your voice at your kids this week? I have. How did it go? First, I started […] [READ MORE]
The Next Right Thing
July 1, 2011
Isaiah 50:7 - "The Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded. Therefore have I set my face like a flint and I know that I shall not be ashamed."
Have you ever found yourself feeling as if you've got far too many burdens, too many people depending […] [READ MORE]
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Relationships,
Walking in the Power of God,
Following the Voice of the Holy Spirit,
Hearing God's Voice,
Walking in Obedience to God,
Emotions,
Freedom From Fear,
Fulfilling God's Plan for Your Life,
Walking in the Spirit,
Overcoming Stress,
Faith,
Victory
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Amos 9:11 - "In that day, I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be."
A while back I was at a banquet center in Woodbridge, NJ, enjoying a lively celebration, when the police showed up in […] [READ MORE]
Older Women?! by Natalie Fortunato
April 27, 2011
Titus 2:3-4 "The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things, that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children."
As I was giving some simple advice to a young mother several weeks ago […] [READ MORE]
The Two Shall Become a Hole-In-One
April 22, 2011
Genesis 2:24 - "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall become one flesh."
I heard a story last week that gave new meaning to the term "hole in one". While playing a round of golf in San Paulo, Brazil, a […] [READ MORE]
The Two Shall Become a Hole-In-One
March 10, 2011
Genesis 2:24 - "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall become one flesh."
I heard a story last week that gave new meaning to the term "hole in one". While playing a round of golf in San Paulo, Brazil, a […] [READ MORE]
He Came, and He Thaw
February 2, 2011
Romans 12:20 - "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink; For in so doing though shalt heap coals of fire on his head". Yesterday, I saw a photo in the newspaper of a car completely covered in two or three inches of ice, as a […] [READ MORE]
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