Life is full of happiness and tears. Of the many joys in life, a few would include: your wedding day, the birth of a child, visiting a special place, family gatherings, etc. Sadness comes when death takes a loved one, the pain of disease, betrayal by a friend, etc. The …

Pause and consider – it seems a brief time has passed since we were concerned about Y2K (2000), the tragic occurrence of 9/11 (2001), Apple launched the first IPod (2001), Columbia space shuttle explodes (2003), Katrina (2005), Osama bin Laden killed (2011) and similar events. None would dispute that time …

As the year draws to a close, the world is focused on the holidays. To many it is all about promotions, “things” and sales that result in an increase in nickels and numbers. Some emphasize Christ and His birth (though the Bible is silent on the date of his birth). …

In a few months it will be 50 YEARS since the sudden death of our first child (March 3, 1966). LaDon and I were forever changed with that event. Friends supported us, singers blessed us, my brother David spoke treasured words of comfort – but a precious beautiful girl was …

America – The land we love – Our appreciation to those who have fought for our freedom – Our anger toward actions that have brought about decay to our “godly nation” – The FREE PowerPoint offered now is from a lesson recently presented by Paul Sain – Use as is, …

Walking down the isles at the local Wal-Mart and listening and watching is an interesting experience. Folks are often “on a mission” to get something of interest to them at that moment. They are committed to a project, sport, their work or something that is needed at home. Certainly there …

Most have experienced “mountain-top days” as well as “down in the valley days.” Various circumstances may influence the type of day we face. Let’s focus a few thoughts on those days when we are “down in the valley” and how to deal with it.   THINK ABOUT PAUL   When …

The Most Important “BLACK FRIDAY”   Our world around us becomes consumed in “Black Friday” (the Friday after Thanksgiving) and taking advantage of the bargains and getting the latest and greatest. These too will soon pass. But there was ONE BLACK FRIDAY that we must not forget; we should keep …

Finally – the journey begins. After waiting over a month for internet service to be installed, we are excited to be able to be “online” and uploading messages (and various other items in the future). How exciting (and mind-blowing) to be able to hit “send” and friends, fellow workers and …

  A “new day” describes the “new adventures” beginning with this post. We are thankful and humbled with your gracious response. So, what are our plans? Our goal simply stated is to bring practical ideas, book reviews, FREE materials, teachers’ tools, sermon starters, and personal devotionals on a weekly basis …