A friend of mine is encountering some very rough times. His construction business has tanked because of the economy, one of his kids is rebellious, his wife is raising holy heck at him because they can’t make ends meet anymore, (as though he has control over the construction industry and economy). The list goes on and on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/yeah-but/

I received this from a reader some time ago and have held on to it for some time. It made me think and I hope it will you . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/memo-from-god-2/

I read a Bible verse yesterday that seems appropriate for the moral insanity in which we find our nation where crime rates especially murders are increasing at astounding rates. As Christians watched Portland thugs burning stacks of Bibles on top of an American flag over the weekend with nearly all of the media and Democrat politicians cheering them on, they are appalled and have grown weary of it all . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/moral-insanity/

As I mentioned last week, at the beginning of each new week I intend to send out a Words for the Day post that I wrote and sent out 20 years ago on the same day. It’s interesting to me and I hope to you to see what was on my mind two decades ago . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/08/this-is-it-2/

I have been studying 1 Samuel during my Bible study this week. King Saul said in Chapter 26:21 “I have sinned . . . Indeed I’ve played the fool . . . ” He started out so well, but after he became king, he drifted away from God to the point of acting similar to an atheist and even consulting with a witch at one point. He was severely wounded in a battle with the Philistines and he fell on his sword to avoid being taken captive and humiliated even more. All three of his sons were killed during the same battle . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/death-of-our-nation/

I returned home from the doctor’s office and without thinking of it I laid my handgun (that I carry with me at all times) on top of my Bible. When I came in my office later, I noticed my 9MM Browning semiautomatic handgun sitting atop my NIV Bible . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/guns-and-bibles/

I was reminded of the title of an old song, I fall to pieces, this week, only I’m not falling to pieces over some gal, but from getting old. I had to get two epidurals in my back because my L3, L4, and L5 are essentially shot. My sciatic nerve has been letting me know where it is with constant pain in my leg . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/i-fall-to-pieces/

I have been perplexed for some time by the behavior of one of our best friends. We had the best of times together and she and her husband shared many meals together, went on vacation together, kayaked, went to church together, prayed together, went to Bible study together and so on . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/you-can-forgive-what-happened/

Each week I intend to publish a post that I published 20 years ago. As with today's re-post it is amazing to me how little things have changed including my perceptions of events so many years ago. You might not agree with me but you must admit I am consistent . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/dont-believe-eveything-that-you-read-or-see-on-tv/

As I talk to friends of mine from around the country, I’ve discovered two mindsets which I consider dangerous concerning the Covid pandemic. One faction has thrown all caution to the wind stating that the virus is all a bunch of poppycock and media hype. They go where they want to go and never wear masks and defiantly brag about it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/07/fear-and-the-lack-of-it/