Troubleshooting Truth – Step #1 Know the Construction Methods

I spent many years as a service electrician. This position required the ability to perform a wide variety of electrical tasks. I had to be able to wire a new house, remodel a commercial space, repair industrial equipment, install generators, and perform many other electrically related jobs. But one of the main tasks of a …

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Assessing the Situation

It was a warm Friday afternoon and I was just finishing a long day at work. I was working at the local Ford dealership when I saw the clouds rolling in. I could tell by the way they looked that a bad storm was rolling in. The high clouds were moving in a different direction …

The Heart of Christmas

Luke 2:17-20King James Version (KJV) 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Mary kept …

Eager to return

  They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I recently found out how true this was on a missions trip to Brazil. It was a trip with the purpose of laying block for a new church building. I was excited and nervous all at the same time. What made it more significant was the …

Thanks

THANKS be to God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15. "Thanks" is defined in the original Webster's dictionary as follows: THANKS, noun generally in the plural. Expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment made to express a sense of favor or kindness received. Gratitude is the feeling or sentiment excited by kindness; thanks are the expression …

M&M Moments: Clean Slate

We recently bought our twin girls, Mattie and Macie, a set of cheap magna doodles. My wife purchased them at a local store for three dollars. The girls loved them. Mattie especially loved hers and she wanted to take it everywhere she went. She held it while she ate, took in the car and she …

Marvelous Monotony

In every thing give thanks:for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - 1 Thess. 5:18 Life is full of monotony. In other words, our lives are made up of daily routines. And let's face it: our routines can be pretty boring, and mine is no exception. I get up, use …

Big Father

"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." - 2 Chronicles 16:9 "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3 If you have even a …

M&M Moments: Trust Fall

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." - John 10:28 The "trust fall" is a game people like to play where one person crosses his arms and falls backwards trusting in a person behind them to catch them. Mattie and …

M&M Moments: Heaven On Earth

My favorite day of the week is Saturday. I know as a good Christian that Sunday should be my favorite, but Sundays are very busy for us and leave us exhausted. Saturdays for us are usually our day of rest. I think it's more how God envisioned the day of rest to be. The modern …