You Are a Watchman Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Isaiah 52:8 There is glory and suffering as a law enforcement officer. Over the years, you have seen...
You Know the Enemy For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 The enemy is the evil one, the...
I don't know the pain you carry or the memory that haunts you most often. What I do know is carrying those pains can lead to exhaustion, defeat, and compounded problems. We’ve all been hurt by someone, and we all handle it in different ways. Some internalize the...
This is the first in a new series of articles intended to encourage and inspire first responders. Please use the form below if you'd like to be added to the list to receive these as they are written. Finding Strength in Letting Go In the fast-paced world of first...
These are the days the sheepdog was born to thrive in. But, ladies and gentlemen, these are times for every American to rise up and shine with the goodness and resiliency that define the core of who we are! While we are being challenged in many ways and should be...
The gospels reveal twice that Jesus was amazed, or that He marveled at something or someone; once, He marveled at the unbelief of Nazareth (Mark 6:6) and in Matthew 8:10; He marveled at the faith of a foreigner. The gospels reveal twice that Jesus was amazed, or...
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 In recent speaking engagements, I had the opportunity to interact with many readers of Bulletproof Marriage: a 90-Day Devotional. It is...
1 Corinthians 1:10 is a profound reminder of one of the single greatest weapons we have access to in our life: UNITY. You see, it was such an important issue, it was the subject of one of Jesus’ last prayers, that we would be “one in thought and mind.” Some...
Oh to go back in time. What if we had the DMC DeLorean Dr. Emmett Brown and Marty McFly used to travel through time in Back to the Future? We could go back and see all the places we left wisdom laying, the places we could have learned valuable lessons, but, for one reason or another, we chose to leave wisdom in the moment.
Everyone, at some time in life, has felt like they hit a dead end. Maybe its health-related, relationships, finances, parenting, name the issue, we’ve been there. But too often, it feels like God is rebuking us for some action, sin, or action we failed to take.
