And he also told us who will NOT inherit eternal life — A great many people think they are going to heaven when they die. Some of those people will make it in, and some won’t. Yet, it isn’t a crap shoot. Jesus spent a lot of time telling us who will inherit eternal life, and who won’t. Since I don’t want…

Salvation is one thing we better make sure we get right! — The first time I heard the historical account of how Jesus was crucified and died for my sins, rose from the grave, and forty days later ascended into heaven, I was a teenager. A friend from high school had invited me to attend a youth group function at her church…

Examine the evidence and decide for yourself — Some people say there is no God. Others say their god is the one true God. Since all these voices are in disagreement, we are left with a choice. We can either pick and choose whatever we want to believe based on what appeals to us, or we can seek…

It harms the speaker just as much as the hearer — You know how in Disney’s 1942 animated classic, Bambi, Thumper the bunny reminds us if you can’t say somethin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all? Well, I’m sorry to say, one day last week I said a whole slew of not nice things. What started out as me thinking I…

A City Slickers Confession to Being a Rodeo Junkie — I have a confession to make. When I was younger I was mad at my parents for being city folk. All throughout my childhood I was plagued with the feeling that I was a country girl being forced to live an urban life. In particular, the cowgirl in me desperately…

You really can’t afford NOT to go — After moving 1,000 miles away from my hometown, I never came back for any high school class reunions. In fact, more than twenty years of such negligence led me to forgetting all about their existence. …

What they offer in entertainment they lack in basic human rights — I recently returned from a week’s vacation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sure, it was fun to get out of town for awhile and go some place interesting. …

A Lesson in What Not to Do — I have only been in one car accident in my life. It was more than thirty years ago. A younger cousin was driving my car on Interstate 90 west of Manhattan, Montana, and I was asleep in the front passenger seat. We had just come up over a rise, when…

Respect Your Limitations or Pay Dearly for Ignoring Them — Although I do believe each of us has unlimited potential, that doesn’t mean we don’t have limits. Just as we can’t be all things to all people, neither can we do everything that needs doing. There are limits to what you and I can do. I am not at all…