by sworel | Mar 12, 2018 | 2018, Musings
At some point during the administration of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, he decided to anoint himself as dictator. And he went a step further and gave himself a new title. He called himself, “The Awesome.” Now with a bit of flippancy, I can see where all of us might want to...
by sworel | Mar 5, 2018 | 2018, Musings
I love Godly illustrations out of the world of sports. A great one recently happened during a men’s basketball game between the University of Iowa and Northwestern University. With just a couple of minutes remaining in the hard fought game, the Iowa team was trying to...
by sworel | Feb 26, 2018 | 2018, Musings
Last weekend, the current Marvel action hero movie grossed over $400 million in just the first few days of its release. It struck me that our culture is extremely hungry for heroes to admire and emulate. This week, I would like to offer up three modern spiritual...
by sworel | Feb 19, 2018 | 2018, Musings
In the last few months or so, I have been “bumping into” a lot of death and dying issues. I lost a good friend to a sudden heart attack. Been spending quite a bit of time with a friend who is in a “stage 4” battle with cancer. Encouraged a friend who lost their mom....
by sworel | Feb 12, 2018 | 2018, Musings
I love sports. I love the Super Bowl. I especially loved hearing the comments from the winning team last week. First up was the coach who declared that all the credit for their success went to his Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Then the current quarterback acknowledged...
by sworel | Feb 5, 2018 | 2018, Musings
Jesus is the ideal example of a person committed to prayer. He modeled for us how to go to our secret place and speak with our heavenly father. Jesus showed us how to worship first and then make requests. He taught us that it is a personal thing. And by His example,...
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