Dreams Can Come True. Sometimes we think and act like narcissistic babies. We wish hard. Dream big. And, think “I’ll get God to make my dream come true.” The Bible says, “God can do anything—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” Ephesians 3:20 MSG. Notice God’s word…
Can you find the face of Jesus in my painting of the Texas Hill Country? He IS very much present watching over what I like to call “The Misty Morning..” If you don’t see him at first, focus and concentrate. He will suddenly appear. If you don’t see him in a few minutes, I give…
Earth’s Oldest Running Car Teaches Us a Great Lesson. The oldest running car on earth is the 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Steam Runabout. Recently, that first-step vehicle sold at an auction for $4.62 million making it the world’s most valuable automobile. Young Comte de Dion and his friends built it in an old…
When I painted this beautiful sunrise in the Texas Hill Country, I thought, “It’s like a healthy faith in so many ways.” How does a sunrise remind you of your faith? Bill
Buried up to her neck and stoned The radical Islamic terrorists dug a hole, buried Monica up to her neck, and stoned her to death. Her father is a Nigerian pastor who was proud of his young daughter’s spiritual courage. He said, “To die for the sake of Christ, that’s the happiest thing for me.…
Natural Disasters. 8 Things You Should Say. 8 Things You Should Never Say. Natural Disasters are unwanted but regular parts of our lives. They come in many forms such as blizzards, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods. When the initial crisis ends, familiar questions always surface. Where was God? Why did this happen? Did we do something…
“Your crisis is only part of the picture.” —Bill Nichols If you met Jack, you might notice he only had four fingers on his left hand. I grew up in a town that was so small practically everybody knew everybody. But some people stood-out. Take Jack. He lost that little finger playing junior high football. He got…
Surrounded by problems? What to do first? Will you spend most of your day trying to resolve problems? That’s how many single moms and dads spend a great deal of their time. They start each day trying to keep twenty family-plates spinning so that none them fall, break, and cause a whole series of new…
5 GREAT TESTS OF TRUTH Is there any way for you to know whether a person is honest or dishonest, genuine or fake, and truthful or manipulative? When you listen to religious teachers, your marriage partner, your business associates, or your friends, there are five biblical tests for truth that can help you decide it…
Test 1 of 7 Signs of a Healthy Faith “Is your faith EVIDENCE-BASED, or is it based on wishful thinking?” Sarah broke her parents’ heart. When Sarah came home from college and told her parents she could no longer believe in God, she explained, “I wanted to believe but there was just no…