Monthly Archives: February 2019

Thursday, February 28                Playing Hooky in a Pool Hall  Hank Aaron also had something to say about failure.  “Failure is a part of success. . . . Failure will never stand in the … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 27                 Dungy’s “Failure” Sports is big business.  At the highest levels, players are paid millions of dollars per year.  So competition is fierce.  That’s also true of coaches.  Several coaches get fired every year in the NFL.  A … Continue reading →

Tuesday February 26                           Nick Foles, Super Bowl LII MVP:  “Without failure, who would you be?”  Note that he uses “who” rather than “where.”  The focus is on … Continue reading →

Monday, February 25                              The second occasion was when Elizabeth had an unexpected and serious physical problem and was rushed to Santa Cruz for an emergency operation.  … Continue reading →

Sunday, February 24                         Once in awhile I am pleasantly surprised when God meets a need that I didn’t anticipate.  And it always reminds me of Isaiah 65:24.  “Before … Continue reading →

Friday, February 22                        Stress seems to be an inevitable part of life.  Ideally I shouldn’t have any stress at all.  What I know about God should give me perfect … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 21                  When George H. W. Bush passed away awhile back, the media spoke of his looking forward to greeting his wife, Barbara, and their three year old daughter who died … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 20           God demonstrated his patience throughout man’s history, but patience has its limits.  Case in point: only eight faithful people left on earth when the great flood took place.  After the flood, the … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 19                 If anyone had an exciting life, it was Daniel.  605.B.C.  While still in his teens, he was deported to Babylon after the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar,19 years before … Continue reading →

Monday, February 18                      Calvin and Me My wife showed me this quotation by John Pavlovitch in the Feb. 2019 Guideposts magazine.  “At the end of your time here, the world will be either more or less kind, compassionate, generous, funny, … Continue reading →

Sunday, February 17                    T The Christian life is not easy.  God didn’t give us a magic wand; he gave us a cross to bear.  Satan will be quick to persecute us, but God will not let us be tempted beyond … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 16                   Our son Eddie’s first daughter was an early problem.  She was very strong willed and would insist doing things that were off limits.  For example, she liked to … Continue reading →

Friday, February 15                       All of mankind has rebelled against God.  Adam injected the sin nature into our DNA.  The antediluvian world carried that gene from the beginning.  Man wanted … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 14                         Satan and the existence of evil is an enigma to me.  But I know it’s all part of God’s plans for the human race.  It’s … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 13                    The Heart of God Here’s a quote from Max Lucado as recorded in the 7/17 Guidepost. “When you forgive someone, you are as close to God as you will ever be, because . . . you are … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 12                        Everything God does has a purpose—including the creation of our universe.  But it’s enormous beyond imagination. Why?  And scientists tell us that it’s expanding.  If so, … Continue reading →

Monday, February 11                        I don’t know the source of this statement, but it rang my bell.  “Never say anything that doesn’t improve the silence.”  We all have problems with … Continue reading →

Sunday, February 10                          I need to let life come to me without trying to manipulate it.  I tend to lay out each day in my mind and stick … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 9                      When Judah was taken into captivity in Babylonia because they had abandoned God, God had his agent there, Daniel.  He and his three companions, Hananiah, Mishael, and … Continue reading →

Friday, February 8                     There’s a pattern in the Old Testament that should not be missed.  God raised up Israel to be a testimony to the world.  Even before they became … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 7                  Once in awhile I think back to earlier years and things I did or didn’t do.  I can’t go back and change things, and I wish I could just … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 6              Needing to Be in Need “Two things define you:  your attitude when you have nothing and your attitude when you have plenty.”  This statement nicely sums up Paul’s life.  He speaks about it in Phil. 4:10-14.  “I … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 5                             “The difference between winning and losing is often not quitting.”  There’s truth in that, but I prefer this statement.  “The difference between winning … Continue reading →

Monday, February 4                           Abram was called out of a pagan life to be the patriarch of the Jewish nation (Gen. 11:27-12:4).  Not much is known about this, … Continue reading →

Sunday, February 3                          Serving Self Why is it that we all want to be like everyone else?  We don’t want to stand out.  We don’t want to be odd balls.  We want to fit into our peer group.  This trait … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 2            A.W. Tozer made a list of what he called “Rules for Self Discovery.”  It’s a list of seven things that will help to define our spiritual condition.  I like it, but am … Continue reading →

Friday, February 1                   Anomalies and Paradoxes Faith is grounded on truth.  But some truths seem to contradict each other.  2 Pet. 3:9.   “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise . . . he is patient with you, not … Continue reading →