Oh, how when I was child I would love to go fishing. The most excitement came from watching that bobber as it would go under and you could feel the tug on the line. And then with a whip backwards , that fish was hooked and then you would reel it in. In the book of Matthew we find Peter and Simon in Capurnam. And in those days they had what they called a Temple Tax. And, this tax, was a tax paid by Israelites and Levites which went towards the upkeep of the Jewish Temple. And

Do you ever look back and see God in every detail of certain situations? I was recently reminded of a letter that I had gotten with what I considered bad news. I was living in Nashville and had made the decision to move back to East Tennessee. I had put in my application with a company and had gone as far as to have 3 interviews with them and just knew that I had the job. So I decided to go ahead, turn in my notice and move on back because it appeared to be a well laid plan a

The bible says in Jeremiah 1:6 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” So “ YOU ARE SPECIAL! “ You do HAVE A PURPOSE! “ And “ GOD IS GOING TO USE YOU! “ So many days we get caught up in what's going on around us that we lose ourselves in all of the madness, chaos, confusion, desperation and despair that this world has to offer. But God did not create you to live in a constant state