DITW – Sacrifices – April 26
Dave ShieldsExactly one month ago today (almost to the hour), I packed up my truck and a UHaul Trailer, loaded Maddie and Adrian, and headed north to Kansas City. I cried…
Daily In the Word – March 9 – Forgetting God
Today’s reading struck a very serious chord with me that I will explain later. But suffice to say, that it is easy to grow comfortable in life. When we are…
Daily in the Word – March 8 – The Power We Hold
A common theme in the modern entertainment industry is that of power versus powerless. You see millions of superheroes who start out as normal (often rather undesirable) people. Something crazy,…
Daily In The Word – March 7 – Why Servant Leadership isn’t new.
I hear stories all the time about what makes someone a good leader and almost all of the stories tell you that it is someone who goes out of their…
Daily In the Word – March. 6 – Take Care of Your Land
Here are some thoughts from today’s reading. Everyone who has read any biblical text likely remembers being told about how one’s body is a temple and we must protect our…
Daily in the Word – March 5 – The Power to Be Weird
I have not posted my readings in a while because I got far behind for many reasons. However, I am starting back to my schedule today. When we go through…
Daily In The Word – Feb. 19 – The Reward Is Worth The Wait
I have spoken many times about how much we hate to wait and how I (as Paul says) am ‘the worst of these’. We are so used to instant gratification…
Daily In the Word – Feb. 18 – Listen
Catching up on the second lesson I missed this week. My verse selection was difficult this time because there were a few scriptures that resonated with me. I almost picked…
Daily In The Word – Feb. 17 – Flooding Life With Negativity
As I am making up my reading from the weekend, I have lots of things to think about. Some are bad and some are good. I look at the great…
Daily In The Word – Feb. 16 – Lack of Honey and Self-Control
Happy Friday! I had a lot of trouble picking the topic to discuss from my reading as there was so much great stuff that appeared in my study today. I…