Every week I sign off with "Selah…" I love this word because it reminds me to "pause and calmly think about that" or to meditate on the message that precedes it. It helps me slow down, take a deep breath, and relax…get into a calm, peaceful place. And we can all use more peace in our lives.  read more >

Squinting his eyes to shield himself from the retreating sunlight, Josiah tried to dismiss his Grandpap's concerned indignation. He thought a lot of that old Indian, and it hadn't been easy for Josiah to go against him.

An icy wind bit into the trappers face, and he embraced the numbing pain with a  read more >

An airline stewardess was giving the standard safety briefing to the passengers. She had just finished saying "In the event of a water landing, your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device," when a man remarked, "Hey! If the plane can't fly, why should I believe the seat can float?"

Wanting to borrow some money to make a six-month tour of Europe, a man went to  read more >

My federal parole officer dropped in to let me know that my two years special parole was being revoked, but he also told me that by some mighty strange circumstances, he was not going to be able to charge me with the 27 weapons that were found in my room. Each weapon would have been a sentence of "life without parole" all on its own.

Sapulpa County jail cells were under ground, and the two main cells were designed to hold 18 prisoners each. It seems like the whole time I was there, there were never fewer than 20 to 25  read more >

All you have to do is invite Jesus Christ, the son of God into your heart and the bible shows you how to do that.

1. God Loves You no matter what you have done. In the Holy Bible in John 3:16 It tells us "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." That means everyone  read more >

As an effect of sin, humans are deeply driven toward autonomy, preferring to live independent of God's authority instead of within the shelter of his divine sovereignty. This is the temptation to which Eve would surrender. Instead of a life dependent on God, she evaluated on the basis of her self-appointed authority that the fruit of the forbidden tree was beautiful and an acceptable source for knowledge and sustenance.

God was no longer necessary in her new view of the world because she chose instead  read more >