Raising Them In Hope

It was six years ago this date, September 19, 2007, that as a parent I received the worse news ever. My son Sergeant Eddie Jeffers had been killed in Iraq. As a parent of an Infantry soldier and especially as a retired Army First Sergeant, I was more aware of the...

Abounding In Hope

Twelve years ago on this date, great evil was perpetrated upon our nation by Islamofascists. One year ago great evil was allowed upon our own people by our own government. One can look at the time between these two events and see great evil and strife. Much has been...

Unless I Had Believed

This is a reprint from the original posted on July 9, 2009. I read Psalm 27 and verse 13 stood out and I recalled writing about this before) Are America’s better days behind her? Have we lost the battle for the soul of our nation? Is it possible that God has...

Faithless Independence

I am at my most deceived when I think I’m getting away with sin. Now I don’t think to myself, “Gee, I’m sure getting away with sin!” No, my mind knows better than that but my actions belie my knowledge. I conduct myself in a way as though I am getting away...

I Am Not What Happens To Me

We’ve all been hurt before. Someone you love, your spouse, your parent, your sibling, or your best friend betrays you, deceives you, hurts you, or ridicules you. No matter the cause the pain is real. Many times you have no choice what happens to you. However, you...