Blake Bortles of the UCF Football Team
Living in Central Florida, we’ve been following UCF (University of Central Florida) football this year. It was an amazing season, with lots of school records: The Knights finished 7-0 on…
Gifts of the Magi: What are the Gifts We Give to God? (Matthew 2:1-12)
On January 6 of each year, Christians celebrate Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day. During this celebration, we honor the revelation of Jesus as both fully God and fully…
Bank’s New Game Plan for Students May Create Bigger Debt
In the Orlando Sentinel newspaper this week, there was an article about a credit union in Michigan offering to make loans to students so they could get to the Rose…
Good Intentions
It’s the middle of January and the bills are piling up. In spite of your good intentions, you once again overspent on Christmas. And then there are the debts you…
Cash is King?
The crisis that turned our financial world upside down was largely caused by greed and selfishness. Many people leveraged their lives to the max as they bought bigger houses, newer…
God Knocks-How do you respond?
You hear a knock at the door and open it to find God saying … “Come follow me …” (OK, He probably won’t actually knock on your door, but we…
Learn to be content
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Most of us recognize and can quote this verse from Philippians 4:13. It is interesting to note that in Verse…
Are you Honest or Truthful?
Thirty or forty years ago if you had asked someone if they were honest or truthful, they would have looked at you as if you had two heads. Back then…
Honor Your Country
On April 25, 1976, Rick Monday was playing right field for the Chicago Cubs in a game between the Cubs and the LA Dodgers. William Thomas and his 11-year-old son,…
Money is NOT the root of all evil!
One of the most misquoted verses in the Bible is 1 Timothy 6:10. Many people quote this verse as, “Money is the root of all evil.” The verse actually reads,…